last night i successfully sanded and polished and rechromed two bolt heads for my GB stems (thank you http://www.caswellplating.com for the brush plating set.)
I am giving up on a chrome shop for small items (smaller than 1 inch) because my last chrome job melted many of these pieces rather badly. In fact, about 5 out of 25 small pieces I would consider to be ruined.
I am looking for a brand recommendation for a pickling compound that i can use to de-rust on some of these bolts. So : pickling compounds anyone ?? A suggestion ?? Something in small quantities (8 oz) at a price level on the orer of my dremel ($20, kmart) and my chroming set ($30, caswell) ?? Thanx,
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA
P.S. my new approach will be to wire brush a part, then pickle it for a very short time, de-plate, then polish, chrome, polish, etc., until i get the part perfect. I believe this will have a lower impact on the part (and extend its life) by doing this, compared to taking the part to a regular chrome shop, where they pickle (long), dechrome (long), then polish like mad (long), and flash-nickel / flash-chrome the part, which has a "melted" look by now.