Hi Randall,
Thanks for the input. Maybe Jay Lamm was referring to Naval Jelly, but his
description (see below) makes me think not. The only stuff I ever used
(pink bottle) dries to a non-uniform grey color (usually w/ bubble holess
as I recall). I always wire brush the result before painting.
Lamm's description (from How to Restore British Sports Cars): "When
choosing a rust remover, make certain that it dries to a light enough shade
to blend in with the chrome. Silver, light gray or even glossy white will
do --- avoid rust removers that dry black or red. Wipe this onto the part
[...] then go back and remove it with a rag moistened with mineral spirits.
The remover should remain in the pits while coming off the chrome plating
itself."
Maybe Lamm means a paint? Like Rustoleum. But I'm pretty sure that
mineral spirits will take it out of the pits just about as fast as off the
chrome. OTOH, there must be a lot of cars out there with pitted chrome and
someone may know of what Lamm speaks....
Still confused about chrome,
Cregg Cowan
71 TR6 CC63192L
>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
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