
OldddffAASSTT the Spin Master Extraordinaire and American Lock Slayer
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Re: Oldfast Impressions
femurat wrote:I sanded my old house keys to remove the chrome plating, they came out cool... not sandpaper, an air sand blaster.
Haha! Nice. Not a bad idea actually. After it tore through the initial layer,
did it begin eating at the brass a bit? i.e. Soften/round out the edges
leaving you with that nice "heavily used/worn" look?
There's a few locks that look really nice next to a nickel-plated key...
but 90% of the time, I prefer brass. Unfortunately, more and more blanks
are now coming nickel-plated. I've (briefly) looked into various methods for
removing this top layer. Most of them though, seem to involve the use of
acids such as sulfuric, hydrochloric, or nitric.
Another thought that's crossed my mind - If plating is an electro-process,
it stands to reason that I may be able to reverse this process somehow with
my electro-monster. Some experimenting for this summer I suppose
