I bought a frame, but unfortunately it got damaged during shipping. The seller forgot to add dropout protection on the rear, so there were several alignment issues that I've hopefully fixed, and I'm satisfied with the compensation he gave me.
Anyway, the worst issue is a crack in what I'm thinking (hoping!) is only the chrome, but I would like to remove the chrome there to make sure the steel isn't cracked. How would you do that? An amateur framebuilder said sandblasting, but I don't have access to a sandblaster. I have a Dremel, sandpaper, files, etc... I'm beyond aesthetics at this point. By the way, the crack doesn't go all the way around, it wraps maybe half or two-thirds of the seat stay.
