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Chrome window trim cleaning #2726190
12/22/19 05:35 PM
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I got alot of basecoat and clear on a few pieces of windshield chrome trim.
How can I get it clean and look good again?

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726195
12/22/19 06:10 PM
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Most of the stuff that people think is chrome is actually stainless steel. Try paint stripper or solvent/reducer.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Neil] #2726196
12/22/19 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil
Most of the stuff that people think is chrome is actually stainless steel. Try paint stripper or solvent/reducer.



I tried that.
Theres just way too much paint on the trim.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726226
12/22/19 07:50 PM
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How does this front windshield trim come off?
I got the rear off, it was held on with screws.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726234
12/22/19 08:07 PM
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Silly question whistling What's the car ????

Sillier question, how did this happen ?? shruggy

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726578
12/24/19 12:00 PM
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What car has the trim held on by screws? To answer your question the safest way is use the same reducer that you used in the paint.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: dan9] #2726764
12/25/19 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dan9
What car has the trim held on by screws? To answer your question the safest way is use the same reducer that you used in the paint.



I'm talking about the front windshield trim.
There are no screws holding it on. How does it come off?


Going to try the reducer today without taking off the trim but I think it's not going to work. Basecoat clearcoat has been on for months now.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726768
12/25/19 11:02 AM
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Take it off, use paint stripper, clean, polish, reinstall. Any chemical means you will use is likely to damage the paint you want to keep.

As for how to take it off, that depends on what vehicle it is. The body section of the FSM usually covers that.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726842
12/25/19 04:15 PM
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You need a special tool to release the inside fasteners on most Mopar front windshield trim used on 1968 A bodies, not sure about B and C bodies


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Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Cab_Burge] #2726883
12/25/19 07:16 PM
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I bought trim remover kit from Harbor Freight cheap. I knew it wasn't the kind of think I needed often or in high quality. It has several pieces and all the ones you may need.


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Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: Sammy] #2726948
12/26/19 12:19 AM
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Nail polish remover....the acetone type. I use it all the time...and no, not on my nails....Less harsh then paint stripper. And cheap.

Re: Chrome window trim cleaning [Re: dssaa] #2726966
12/26/19 02:44 AM
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Wedge a piece of thin plastic sheet between trim & body. Shields the painted side. Go at mldg with 0000 steelwool, or 000 to start. If paint comes off, you've also "polished" the mldg. w/o removing. Any solvent are likely to come in contact with the paint with dire consequences.







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