Is there any way to tell chrome apart from other metals? I have some pieces of what I think are chrome that came from a car. Also, what's it worth per pound?
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Is there any way to tell chrome apart from other metals? I have some pieces of what I think are chrome that came from a car. Also, what's it worth per pound?
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Experienced Scrapper
I think what you have is chrome plated, not solid chrome. as far as a scrap yard is concerned, it would probably be bought as stainless steel, i'm guessing. Not many yards buy pure chrome because it is rarely found in consumer products.
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If you're talking about like bumpers, the yards around here take it as Light Iron.
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Seriously? I thought I had come across something valuable.
What's the metal under the chrome if it is chrome plated? I know it isn't steel because it's not magnetic
Edit:
It's not a bumper, it's a bit of trim
Last edited by Scrap man; 01-05-2011 at 09:39 PM.
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It's not? Forget what I said, then.Originally Posted by Scrap man
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So it is pure chrome?
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I really doubt it.
Experienced Scrapper
My guess then is that it is stainless, if it is metal at all! In the 80's the discovery of chrome plated plastic was a gift sent from heaven for car makers.
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