Bringing back the chrome- oxalic acid - Thu Jul 27 2017 04:20 PM
Maybe some of you guys and gals know about this stuff but I thought it was worth sharing. Actually found this thread on the HAMB about cleaning old chrome by a biker and I figured why not. I'm in the middle of a rust-o pump and the goal is to used everything that was on the pump as found.
The first pic is what they looked like when starting. Its pretty easy, about a half a gallon of water and add a half cup of oxalic acid, put the chrome pieces in a container and walk away for 2 to 3 days and when done brings back the shine, cleans out the pits and then spray some clear lacquer on them and your done.
Far from prefect but great for what I'm doing. You can get the stuff at big boxes but be prepared when you ask an "associate" where it is. You get that look of a deer in the headlight look. It should be by the paint section if they have it because it is used to clean old wood and not raise the grain.
The first pic is what they looked like when starting. Its pretty easy, about a half a gallon of water and add a half cup of oxalic acid, put the chrome pieces in a container and walk away for 2 to 3 days and when done brings back the shine, cleans out the pits and then spray some clear lacquer on them and your done.
Far from prefect but great for what I'm doing. You can get the stuff at big boxes but be prepared when you ask an "associate" where it is. You get that look of a deer in the headlight look. It should be by the paint section if they have it because it is used to clean old wood and not raise the grain.