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> To remove Chrome plate from plastic kits, without leaving a film,
> I have found household bleach is best. Any resedue then washes off
> in water. Only takes a few minutes and the "chrome" sinks to the
> bottom as a sludge.

Hmmm, I read in a modeling magazine (Scale Auto Enthusiast) that the
author used Clorox bleach to remove chrome from parts.  Having some in
the house, I tried it.  After leaving the parts in the bleach for a
couple of days, with little if any effect, I then went back to amonia,
which removed the chrome in about 10 minutes.  I wonder what went wrong?

Of course, one thing I have not tried, is putting the parts in bleach
AFTER the chrome was removed, to see if it removes the film.  That's
certainly worth a try.

I also received a private response to my initial inquiry on removing
chrome, as follows.  I have not tried the method yet.

> Use a little drano (the dry crystal kind) in water.  Be 
> carefull, it's caustic, but will remove the chrome quickly
> and I haven't noticed any residues.

			~ Mike  (sprague.wbst311@xerox.com)