1993 Silverado removing grill chrome to paint

[Erik the Awful]

Oven cleaner ain't what it used to be. If you use a scraper, the paint comes off in chips, but not much better than without the oven cleaner.

"Do not use near chrome, aluminum, etc, etc,"
Not sure why. It sure ain't doing anything.

It's even taking a second go-around to clean my wife's roasting pot.

I'm leaving the oven cleaner on my grille overnight. If I have a puddle of grille plastic in the morning, I'll let you know.

 

[Sparkysikes]

What is what it used to be besides us slightly older but not old yet!

 

[Donald Mitchell]

What he said.

 

[Erik the Awful]

After six hours, it's done nothing except clean the dirt off the old, chipped paint. No effect on the chrome. It took five applications to get my wife's roasting pot clean. Might have to do with it being off-brand - the local grocery only had the cheap stuff.

I may hit up the Whamalart tomorrow and see if I can get some real Easy-Off.

 

[Sparkysikes]

This would be good info. I heard the stuff from the dollar tree is a bit caustic. That was supposed to be the stuff you spray on your driveway but if left more than 15 seconds you'll have only sand left

 

[Kkortman112]

Well I was an idiot and forgot to get oven cleaner when I went shopping Friday so I'll end up waiting another week lol! I did clean the carburetor on the pressure washer so it now runs like it should and finally got all the crap washed off the aluminum wheels. The old girl cleans up nice

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[Erik the Awful]

My wife bought some for-real Easy-Off Heavy Duty, but I reinstalled my grille for now and didn't try it on the chrome. Sorry.

 

[LA2SD]

I just used a razor blade from a utility knife. Took a couple of hours, but it worked.

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[Kkortman112]

I just used a razor blade from a utility knife. Took a couple of hours, but it worked.

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That's the way I started doing mine lol!

 

[LA2SD]

Lol can't say I blame you for asking if there's a better way. It's time consuming, but nothing some good tunes and a nice cold one can't solve.