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Title: refinishing bright work Post by: FC 304 wannabe on April 02, 2015, 07:09:09 PM so....
whats the deal? do we polish the front and rear headlight and tail light surrounds? or chrome them? thoughts?😞 Title: Re: refinishing bright work Post by: mcl1959 on April 02, 2015, 08:09:00 PM You may get a little bit of shine from any remaining good chrome if you polish it, but you will not restore them in any way. The side trim can be restored by polishing but chrome finishes can only be restored by rechroming.
Ken Title: Re: refinishing bright work Post by: FC 304 wannabe on April 02, 2015, 08:33:03 PM hhmmmm...
dissapoinring to hear as ive just been informed by a business that I engaged to restore all of my shiny bits that he has repaired and polished the headlight and tailight surrounds instead of rechroming them... i fear that they wont be up to standard... Title: Re: refinishing bright work Post by: mcl1959 on April 03, 2015, 08:50:12 AM Yes I'd be interested to see what he means by "repaired"
As I've said, old chrome can be made to shine by cleaning it, but dull chrome can't be brought back and pitted chrome cannot be restored by polishing it. Headlight rims, taillight rims, boot badges etc are all made of diecast alloy and are difficult to restore because of the bubbling and pitting which occurs in the chrome finish. Ken |