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| MaximRecoil:
Damn near anything will take rust off chrome. I used one of those green dish scrubber things to take rust of a chrome BMX frame when I was a kid. The problem is, a lot of times it is rusted through the chrome plating and/or the plating is peeling, in which case the chrome is ruined. |
| original_maxlamer:
Try rust converter with dish scrubber followed by metal polish with a rag and see how it comes up, being that its the legs and you probably wont look at them much so you may be satisfied with the result. If not all the chrome will need to be sand blasted off then rechromed/painted. You cant just paint over chrome as the paint wont stick to it and will scratch off easily. If you go to rechrome get more items togather to rechrome as it gets cheaper per item the more items you want chromed at the same time |
| londonbabe:
I have the exact same cocktail cabinet as you, and got rid of the rust on my legs with a wire brush attachment on an electric drill. It's possible to get it right down to bare metal in next to no time but you have to make sure the legs are securely held. And wear eye protection, and some heavy duty gloves. The wire brush also did an amazing job bringing the adjustable feet back into commission. I think the original finish was satin or brushed steel, so rather than rechroming I spray painted the legs with a dark silver aerosol can. Didn't use a clearcoat as I wanted the slightly satin finish, and it worked pretty well. Finished off with new end capping pieces in grey. |
| Level42:
Wow thanks for all those tips !!! I like the Mythbusters solution, very cheap HAHAHA ;) Londonbabe, do you have any pictures of your work ?? Would be great ! What kind of wire brush did you use, something like this: or this: Doesn't this method make scratches ? My cocktail came with one leg missing......currently I put a set of Pinball legs under it, but it looks wrong (too big). Industrias Lorenzo seems to carry the cocktail legs, but I can't buy with them directly. http://www.industrias-lorenzo.com/g3repository/PRODUCTO/219561F0.PDF Not 100% sure these are the right ones though... |
| RayB:
Surface rust comes right off with an SOS pad. Then go for the more heavy-duty options mentioned above for any remaining "tough rust". |
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