repairing damaged chrome

Mar 23, 2006 8 Replies

Has anyone had experience repairing chrome scratches, pits, rust damage with a method other than rechroming the part? I discovered this cheap electro plating tool which may be worth a try.

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Anybody used this before? I'd like to hear your opinions/experiences.



I have not, but was intriqued by a method described by Jan A in the following thread:

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(basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it, in case my link is bugus)

Remco

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Works a treat. Had some poor excuses for bumpers last year. Brought them up a treat. You need loads of tinfoil though, and tough fingertips :-)

James

Where does one buy tin foil?

-- Christian

I just take some off my special hat I use to call the mothership. It hasn't affected the hat's performance yet. :)

any grocery store!!

Jan

They only sell aluminum foil at my grocery store...

Seriously this time: Tin foil is just the word a lot of people use to describe aluminum (aluminium) foil.

Okay, that's cool. I didn't want to assume and end up wasting time with something that wasn't going to do any good.

I knew a guy who referred to aluminum foil as tinafoil.

-- Christian

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