How To Remove Chrome From Plastic (Without Destroying The Plastic)

Super simple, non destructive way to get failed chrome off of plastic. All you need is a decent heat gun and something pointy. I'm using the bubbly grille off my 2008 Ford F-250 for this one. These trucks are really prone to this for some reason

[jakewonderly]

Made me so nervous seeing you grab that chrome plating with your bare hands. I’ve filleted myself a few times on that stuff. Sharp as a razor

[williamdepew]

“Ford especially seems to have perfected doing the worst job possible” 😂 😂 😂

[raulcaraza]

Have another one for you while you are at it. Take that same type of heat gun and a plastic scraper and remove your old window tinting if the need arises. That is my LIKE button for you.

[Jim-resr]

I'm 63 and have owned many Fords in my lifetime. One thing i can say is the quality has continually gone down. Great video

[FLSTN]

Awesome, that's exactly what I was talking about with my neighbor, "how can I remove this chrome" thank you very much Sir. And happy 2024...

[ElijahBarragan]

Arizona did half the job for me, now I gotta finish up the rest..

[daimenellenburg]

I have also been searching for the best way to do this. Thanks for the help!

[rodneycolomer]

That chrome veneer is just terrible. It bubbles and splits and looks like someone tried to cover the plastic with aluminum foil. Thanks for showing how you removed it!

[Dbobino]

Possibly a dumb question... Would using a spray bottle of water to speed the cooling change the results of delaminating the plastic?

[MichaelWilliams-zeyk]

Mine add already bubbled up so i took a sharp egdge to cut into the bubbled chrome and started to peel by hand then i took my power washer and sprayed grill to lift up more chrome and start peeling again. Took about an hour and a half.

[UkrainianPaulie]

That is why I bought my 21 F150 with the sport package. No fake chrome.

[dirge]

Jesus in that first shot i was thinking either we were looking at a lunar lander or Thanksgiving leftovers.

[joshgeorge]

great video... good call on recording while it happens and uplaoding that part at 4x !!

[checkyourself-ish]

Appreciate the candor.
So the heat gun is accelerating the suns job of removing the chrome?☀️

[chrismak]

Thanks man! I have a chrome grill on my Tundra and I hate reapplying Plastidip every few months, and painting over that chrome is impossible! I’m doing this and then painting it with color match paint for sure!

[titancrusher]

was litterally trying this earlier (2015 mustang gt) every other piece is covered in the chrome stuff, i hate it, but turns up i just wasn’t holding the heat gun long enough, thanks :)

[rngwrm]

wish i'd watched this a couple of hours ago. i already own a heat gun, just never occurs to me that i should use it. maybe i scuffed it up enough? already painted it, but it's toyota, so at least they did it right, and it only had two small bubbles in it to start

[Searching_for_the_truth]

Awesome I tried everything to get the chrome off with no success. I thought about heat but wasnt sure if it would warp the plastic. I'll give it a try.

[katherinehocking]

Great for the places that are bubbled already, but not so great for the adhered!

[jtcber]

A side question that is not related.. If I want to cut a piece of chrome trim molding to shorten the length, will cutting crack the chrome on the surrounding resulting in peeling. Want to cut a piece of chrome plated ABS molding that is not specifically for my car and want to install it on mine.