Aging chrome plating
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Drifting
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From: new bern nc
Aging chrome plating
I know this a bit of an off the wall question but looking to see if there is a way to age new show chrome so it looks a few years old, didn’t know if there was was way to knock down the sheen with scratching the crap out of it
Drifting
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Wow I've never heard of that. Usually you hear how to get your chrome to look better. You sir march to a different drummer with wanting to make your chrome look worse. Perhaps if you could hook up with those other guys and switch? 
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Are you adding new bumpers to existing old ones you are trying to match?
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Yeah, that's off the wall!
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Take them off and sell them to the guy that needs a set like that for his glazed restoration.
Buy a set more to your liking.
If you try to dull them with 00 wool use bronze wool however start in a very inconspicuous spot first as you may not like the results.
Buy a set more to your liking.
If you try to dull them with 00 wool use bronze wool however start in a very inconspicuous spot first as you may not like the results.
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