Softening a chrome finish

[mick]

Has anyone ever dulled down a chrome finish and it still looked good. I don't want a satin nickel. I've got a nickel 30-06 and would like to dull down the finial and clip just a bit.
Thanks guys

 

[BradG]

Mick i do have some spare chrome pieces, if you like i can try some different acids on them to see if pickling will dull it down evenly etc?

 

[Boz]

Try buffing them with a scotch brite pad or some fine steel wool. Use some thin oil like 3 in 1 as a lubricant. Years ago a buddy of mine had a brand new motorcycle. His wife was on the back and she used the exhaust pipe for a foot rest. The heat melted the soles of her shoes all over the mufflers. He tried to clean the melted mess off his pipes with a scotch brite pad. Got them clean but he was left with a satin finish. Use the oil to keep from cutting so deep that you start to see the brass under the chrome.