Chrome console top plates need refinishing-powder coat?

lee g said

Thanks CudaChick. Nice work. My console tops are not pitted as badly as the ones in your pics. I have read about using muratic acid to strip the chrome but I don't have any experience with it. Just really wanting to get it looking nice so I can replace the wood look decal. I will do some more research.

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Thank you Lee! That one I did before was more suitable for the scrap pile than a resto attempt so I approached it more as an experiment -- and it worked (but I've had lots of experience being one of the few coaters out there who'll even touch pot metal). Like you, I've never used acid either so I can't offer any help there.

I had to laugh at your conclusion. When I bought my Cuda on April 9, 1991 (in three days it'll be 22 years of ownership :-D), that woodgrain decal on my console was the first 'modification' I made to my new car. "Oh, that fugly thing has GOT to go!" as I pulled it off with a flourish. As it turned out, it was one of the easier jobs I've had working on my hot rod ...... lol

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