XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: am@yellowjersey.org   
      
   On 3/8/2022 12:44 AM, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   You've got that right! and girls ♥ classic convertibles   
      
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