painting over chrome and power washer ??

[vartiak15]

ok can i paint right over chrome? or do i got to sand it down? also can i take a power washer to a brake caliper, without ruining the stuff? i got some parts but they are dirty as hell so i was wondedring if the preasure from the preasure washer will reck the parts, i need to cland a master cylinder and some brake lines and some calipers. thanks jim

[250SX_rider]

Well, personally I wash my trike all the time with the power washer, without worrying about anything, and it's alright...
And about your painting over chrome parts...personally i would sandblast them, to make sure the paint sticks to it....but I must admit I wouldn't paint over the nice look of chrome. :D

[vartiak15]

me either but the chrome isnt to nice how much is it to chrome a headlight gaurd? does a powder coating place chrome?

[GreyhoundRugby]

Its a possibility but i doubt it chroming facilities are usual y pretty big. They have the copper, nickel, and nickel chrome, acid, soap solution tanks. Also alot of them inhouse polish sand and restore the part. Just saying if it was done itd be awesome but chrome shops are pretty big facilities.

[trikerider2oo7]

i use the pressure washer all the time on my whole bike and i have got right down in the brake caliper when it had junk in it and it worked just fine. you should be in good shape doing it

[EZ in NZ]

If the chrome isn't flaking and only some minor pits, you can give it a good scuff with sandpaper to give paint some adhesion.

If it's poor chrome and flaking, I would get it stripped at a plating shop. They won't charge you much to remove the plate layers and get it back to raw steel.

The expense in chrome plating isn't the plating, it's the polishing time that goes with the process. Powdercoat should be cheaper but they'll most likely want it stripped back to bare steel to do that process.