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How to dull a chrome finish

I have a chrome oil tank on my motorcycle and want it dull. Can I just sand it?

Chuck Nicoud
- Acton, California, USA
2006

2007

Hi Chuck. No, the chrome is much too thin. You will scratch through rather than roughen it. If you remove the chrome with muriatic acid ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] (following label instructions, wearing full personnel protective equipment, and doing it where the fumes won't attack other metal), you can leave the underlying nickel which will tarnish to a warmer slightly yellowish color. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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