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    Chrome IDing

    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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    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

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    It's not a bumper, it's a bit of trim
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap man View Post
    What's the metal under the chrome if it is chrome plated? I know it isn't steel because it's not magnetic
    It's not? Forget what I said, then.

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    So it is pure chrome?

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    I really doubt it.

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    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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