I wanted to get rid of some of the surface rust so I broke out the drill with a wire brush wheel, some sandpaper, some white Rustoleum rattle-can paint and some chrome rattle-can paint. Personally I think the Rustoleum white looks better than the cheesy chrome and am thinking seriously of painting the entire car in rattle-can Rustoleum white. Here's a couple of pictures. I'm really not diggin' the chrome paint thing.
rust vs Rustoleum white -