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<p>WD-40, i.e. 'water dispersant, 40th formulation,' was developed
to prevent water contamination and corrosion in the nuclear
warheads in America's Atlas ICBMs (the same booster that put John
Glenn in orbit). It should be adequate to mitigate rusting on a
repop bumper for an LBC, and you should be able to find a can--or
a European version--in a typical parts store. When you get home,
wash the bumpers with any car wash soap, and I've heard that
balled-up aluminum foil will 'scrub' rust from chrome (since
you're gonna replace anyway, you can try it for kicks).</p>
<p>Side note: Years ago I was checking out a small LBC parts dealer
in an industrial area in Campbell, CA. The owner had a brand new,
NOS Big Healey chrome bumper on the wall (for $300). He
complained to me that he couldn't sell it, because people would
only buy the $100 repops.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/29/2017 3:50 PM, Simon Lachlan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Paris BJ8 was over
in Devon, UK, for my daughter’s wedding. Our damp weather
showed up one issue:-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I think that a PO fitted
cheap and cheerful chrome back in the days when the new
bumpers looked good for a couple of years then dissolved.
His bumpers look great most of the time....shiny and just
right. BUT, given a bit of damp, some areas come up with a
smear of rusty brown. A big enough smear to be noticeable
and to jar somewhat with the otherwise fairly pristine
appearance of his car. Close inspection reveals areas of
minute pitting which give off rust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We’ll wait until the
car’s back in the UK before fitting decent new bumpers.
Mainly because we’ll be doing the “top cowl” of the grille
at the same time and that’s a job and a half!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So, until then, what can
he do to keep the rust/pitting under control? Maybe some
proprietary snake oil which will stop the oxidization and
seal the pitting. And another bottle of magic something or
other to keep the water off the snake oil....not paint
surely, but some sort of wax....?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> Any ideas? Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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