Nitromors and chrome, are they friendly

Just got hold of some forks that someone has painted a lovely shade of red, although not such as nice shade as the lovely, perfect, brand new, never touch chrome they painted over!?! They didn't even leave the ends.

Anyway, if I go at it with nitromors is it gonna f*&k the chrome? As best as I can find on the net, it should be fine cause its metal but just wondered if anyone had done it?

I have used paint stripper on a frame with a chromed rear end and it was fine. However the paint stripper was not nitromors, I can't remember the brand I am afraid.

you could always try a dob on the inside on the fork?

Nitromors is fine on chrome.

Cheers, now its off to the nitromors shop I go

Nitromors is very very powerful stuff, it can flake powder coat off in seconds.

It sounds to me as if your fork has been wet (possibly rattle can) sprayed.

In which case you could strip the paint off using something much milder, safer and probably cheaper.

Sorry to dredge, but I'm thinking about attempting the very same thing to what you were doing here gizmond. What happened? Did you use nitromors in the end? etc etc

EDIT I heard sometimes things get chromed, then painted, as chrome can help stiffen the forks. Anyone heard this?

ta

Worked fine, some of the chrome under the paint was not polished, so it is not mirror finished, but still looks good and shiny.

Just used the regular nitromors, put it in a class, paint on with a brush, leave to cook for a minute or so, then wipe off.

EDIT I heard sometimes things get chromed, then painted, as chrome can help stiffen the forks. Anyone heard this?

ta

nope, i think you are talking utter bollox.

i could be wrong though :)

could be to protect the frame??

Sorry to dredge, but I'm thinking about attempting the very same thing to what you were doing here gizmond. What happened? Did you use nitromors in the end? etc etc

EDIT I heard sometimes things get chromed, then painted, as chrome can help stiffen the forks. Anyone heard this?

ta

Old italian road bikes were indeed often chromed under the paint.

It works fine, whilst investigating the rust on the now dead moser i used it and as the rust was revealed in all its painful glory so was some stunning chrome works, all over the frame.
:(

seriously? chroming an entire bike then painting over it?!!! wouldn't that add tons of unnecessary weight?

Depends if it is polished first (to give that nice mirror effect). Spoke to a frame builder the other week about chroming and depending on who polishes it, they might actually remove more material than is replaced by the chroming process, so theoretically, it could be lighter.

But I doubt they would be very well polished if the chroming was done purely for protection, so would probably.