Could he be referring to the "Naval Jelly" type products that leave a
gray phosphate coating behind? Might work OK if you were careful to
keep a coat of wax over it. You should be able to buy Naval Jelly at
Home Depot.
Randall
Cregg Cowan wrote:
>
> Fellow scions,
>
> The chrome on my beast, like that on many older cars, has developed small
> rust pits.
> In Jay Lamm's "How to Restore British Sports Cars" (1992), he says a good
> cleaning (using mild abrasives if necessary) will usually remove the brown
> spots but leave shiny pits. He says to then use a "rust remover" to
> prevent the pits from turning brown again and to make certain the rust
> remover dries to a light enough shade to blend with chrome (light gray or
> even gloss white). This sounds appropriate for my daily driver.
>
> The question(s):
> 1. What's a rust remover (doesn't sound like Lamm means a rust converter)?
> 2. What brands/types produce a "light enough shade"? Where do I get it?
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