Has anyone tried stripping the black paint off of 1st/2nd gen windshield trim?
I had to visit five junkyards to find a set that wasn't trashed with hail dents. Problem is, some of it is chrome, some is black! I want all chrome. The black paint does seem to come off - I have some extra pieces that time and weather have halfway stripped, I am sure the factory just applied some sort of paint to the same parts, or left it chrome, depending on trim package.
Brake cleaner won't touch it, Alumabrite (phosphoric acid for cleaning aluminum wheels) did nothing. Also tried lacquer thinner, deglosser liquid, couple other things... no luck.
I would prefer to chemically strip these instead of sanding. I guess I will sand them as a last resort and then polish...would like to avoid that if possible. Any ideas? I'm not real sure what kind of metal I'm working with, it's probably stainless but could be aluminum maybe.
I have a bunch of extra junk pieces so plenty to experiment with! Shoot the ideas at me!