Interior de-chroming finished -- manual transmission (pictures)

Glad to see it worked out for you. I had read somewhere that strong bleach would remove chrome plating from plastic, so I went with that.

 

Instead of using all the chemicals, I just pull my piece out and plasti-dip it with the stuff from Auto Zone. I also dipped the driver's side A/C vent circle, which I have busted the clips of, but it can still seat ok and doesn't fall out.

I have redone it once and it does need to be redone again, but at least it blocks the horrid reflections of sun that can come off of that blingy thing.

 

Hi. I’m starting this process and have a few questions. I bought Klean Strip muriatic acid from my local Lowe’s:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Stri...aAocsEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#no_universal_links

I’ve read that mixing muriatic acid with hydrogen peroxide in a ratio of 4:1 should do the trick. Did you mix the muriatic acid with hydrogen peroxide? I’m also wondering if this “green” muriatic acid might be too dilute to begin with as it’s not at all green like other muriatic acids I’ve seen. Any help would be appreciated!

 

After you bleached it, did you just rinse off the console trim piece with soap & water, before painting?

 

Just rinsed it in clean water and wiped it off. I think that soap or anything like that might interfere with paint adhesion.

 

Is it not possible for someone to just 3D print a trim ring for the cup holder?

 

I just plastidipped the chrome piece that goes around the cup holder, and also used plastidip clear coat. did no prep to the piece at all before spraying, and mine has held up for almost two years