Posted by Fawteen on November 25, 2011 at 16:26:08 from (72.65.98.35):
I've have very good luck removing rust and scale from parts using the washing soda/battery charger electrolysis method.
I'm refurbishing an old motorcycle. It has chrome fenders and the chrome is in good to excellent shape, but the tire side of the fender is very rusty and a prime candidate for electrolysis.
My question is, has anyone ever tried this on a chromed part, and if so, was there any damage to the chrome?
I'd expect that if there was rust up under the chrome or bubbles in the chrome there'd be issues, but the chrome looks tight on these.
I don't want to chance trashing a usable set of fenders trying to avoid a little manual labor with a wire wheel and some elbow grease.
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