Originally Posted by
IAmSam
Hullo - hope everybody here is well...
I've just spent the past couple of days working on my poor baby's too long neglected chrome with alu foil & brass brushes, water, vinegar, & WD40; & as I expected - some of the problems are not being nice. It also spent a night wrapped in Evaporust soaked rags too, but there's pitting that will not go away. For now I'm just going to hit it with a little wax & ride...
But I did spend some time investigating alternative solutions on the interwebz & ran across this do-hickey...
anybody here ever seen anything like it - let alone used & can critique it?
TIA...
I use it. It's a nickel plating I think, not bluish like true chrome - but it does the job, as long as the touch-up spots are small. Surface prep is critical, it will either not adhere or flake off easily if that's not done well. Pictured is a Weinmann bolt I did, before and after. I didn't fully remove the rust pitting and it shows, but overall a big improvement. I also used it to cover some chrome loss on the headtube lugs of my '70 Raleigh Competition - from more than a foot or two away it's undetectable. My main goal is rust prevention, but aesthetics are important too. I purchased directly from Caswell.
