Originally Posted by Leigh30
My experience with chrome is that unless it has been clearcoated, rust will always rear its ugly head, dependent on how exposed to moisture/rain etc. it is. I have no idea as to whether you could apply wax or not, but it sounds like a good idea.
I've done the clearcoat thing on skewers, pedal caps, etc and it works pretty well and you really can't tell it's coated without inspection.