XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 3/7/2022 9:07, AMuzi wrote:   
   > On 3/6/2022 9:58 PM, Michael Trew wrote:   
   >> On 3/6/2022 0:51, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> My grandma never learned to drive, but she scrubbed the   
   >>> whitewalls until   
   >>> they looked brand new. She also cleaned the chrome with   
   >>> steel wool. You   
   >>> guys remember chrome, right? Back when bumpers didn't need   
   >>> to have their   
   >>> broken plastic covers replaced at $hundreds/each.   
   >>   
   >> The vehicles that I have with chrome bumpers have rust   
   >> scattered on parts of the chrome. I'll have to see if steel   
   >> wool cleans that up.   
   >   
   > For surface discoloration use a chrome polish. Steel wool will leave   
   > micro scratches and hence rust faster.   
   >   
   > Where the chrome is broken or blistered, sand back to clean metal, acid   
   > wash, primer and chrome spray paint (I assume you don't want to have   
   > them stripped polished and re plated)   
      
   Nah, not re-plated on an old beater.  Both are common 4 door sedans from   
   the 60's/70's or beat up pick up trucks, original and worn, shot   
   suspension, etc.  Could be restored, but an unlikely candidate, and I   
   don't have the money.  It's just fun to drive around town.  People   
   always honk and wave now when you roll down the road in a 60's car.   
      
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