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Olle · 04-23-2010, 09:24 PM

I have had real good luck with Caswell's MetalX stripper: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/metalx.html

They say that it needs to be heated and agitated to work, but I simply dunked the parts for a few days and it worked just fine. I guess it would work quicker if you heat it, but it's way easier to just leave the part in it for a while. It left some black residue that could be brushed off easily and some parts with thicker plating had to be dunked twice, but it was a very painless (and odorless) procedure. Best of all, it didn't etch the metal.

04-23-2010, 09:24 PM	#6
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	I have had real good luck with Caswell's MetalX stripper: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/metalx.html They say that it needs to be heated and agitated to work, but I simply dunked the parts for a few days and it worked just fine. I guess it would work quicker if you heat it, but it's way easier to just leave the part in it for a while. It left some black residue that could be brushed off easily and some parts with thicker plating had to be dunked twice, but it was a very painless (and odorless) procedure. Best of all, it didn't etch the metal.