Originally Posted by
Reynolds 531
...Everything was normal and obvious, until repaint time, and the entire bike was sandblasted except for the chainstay and where the sandblaster missed a few spots.
The chrome on the chainstay can be made to look like new with a buffing wheel, even after sanding accidentally.
Thankfully the drive side chainstay chrome is in pretty great shape. I've gone over it with some aluminum foil and polish. The rest of the rear triangle appears to be raw steel under the paint.