repairing damaged chrome

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.
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm

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

bokuglen wrote:
> 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.
> http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm
>
> 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:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121

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

Remco

"Remco" > wrote in message
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>
> bokuglen wrote:
> > 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.
> > http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm
> >
> > 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:
>
>
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121
>
> (basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it,
> in case my link is bugus)
>
> Remco
>

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

On 23 Mar 2006 07:39:25 -0800, "Remco" > wrote:
>
>I have not, but was intriqued by a method described by Jan A in the
>following thread:
>
>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121
>
>(basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it,
>in case my link is bugus)

Where does one buy tin foil?

-- Christian

CMM wrote:
> On 23 Mar 2006 07:39:25 -0800, "Remco" > wrote:
> >
> >I have not, but was intriqued by a method described by Jan A in the
> >following thread:
> >
> >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121
> >
> >(basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it,
> >in case my link is bugus)
>
> Where does one buy tin foil?
>

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

CMM wrote:

> On 23 Mar 2006 07:39:25 -0800, "Remco" > wrote:
>
>>I have not, but was intriqued by a method described by Jan A in the
>>following thread:
>>
>>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121
>>
>>(basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it,
>>in case my link is bugus)
>
>
> Where does one buy tin foil?
>
> -- Christian


any grocery store!!

Jan

Michael Cecil wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:42:05 +0200, Jan Andersson >
> wrote:
>
> >CMM wrote:
> >
> >> On 23 Mar 2006 07:39:25 -0800, "Remco" > wrote:
> >>
> >>>I have not, but was intriqued by a method described by Jan A in the
> >>>following thread:
> >>>
> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...571f d1485121
> >>>
> >>>(basically do a google search for "tin foil chrome" and you'll find it,
> >>>in case my link is bugus)
> >>
> >>
> >> Where does one buy tin foil?
> >>
> >> -- Christian
> >
> >
> >any grocery store!!
>
> 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.

On 23 Mar 2006 13:55:10 -0800, "Remco" > wrote:

>Michael Cecil wrote:
>
>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