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Re: Chrome resto trick?

Subject: Re: Chrome resto trick?
From: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 20:11:00 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <4.1.19990603073016.00ab2500@lax>
Could he be referring to the "Naval Jelly" type products that leave a
gray phosphate coating behind?  Might work OK if you were careful to
keep a coat of wax over it.  You should be able to buy Naval Jelly at
Home Depot.

Randall

Cregg Cowan wrote:
> 
> Fellow scions,
> 
> The chrome on my beast, like that on many older cars, has developed small
> rust pits.
> In Jay Lamm's "How to Restore British Sports Cars" (1992), he says a good
> cleaning (using mild abrasives if necessary) will usually remove the brown
> spots but leave shiny pits.  He says to then use a "rust remover" to
> prevent the pits from turning brown again and to make certain the rust
> remover dries to a light enough shade to blend with chrome (light gray or
> even gloss white).  This sounds appropriate for my daily driver.
> 
> The question(s):
> 1. What's a rust remover (doesn't sound like Lamm means a rust converter)?
> 2. What brands/types produce a "light enough shade"?  Where do I get it?


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