David,
The reason you see rust on chrome is that the chrome surface has been
penetrated, usually through chips from stones, etc. While you can remove
the rust, there is very little you can do to restore the chrome surface
(which, of course, does not rust). The best course is to have the part
replated. A short term fix for parts which don't take a lot of abuse is
to shine it up as best you can and then coat with a clear coating like
lacquer or varnish.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of David Councill
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 9:41 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Chrome costs
On the topic of chrome, I know its possible to shine up chromium parts.
I
have some of the wheel trim rings for rostyle wheels that have a bit of
surface rust. I'd like to shine them up but... how do I make it last?
My Toyota Landcruiser has similar trim rings that were very rusted. A
few
years ago, my son decided they could be cleaned up (he was younger and
more
helpful then) and he shined them up with a buffing compound. I'd never
even
thought they were chrome because of all the surface rust. But in less
than
a year, they reverted back to their rusty form. so my question is - is
there some kind of protective coating that can be used to retain the
shine
after the chromium is shined up?
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
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