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    Default Rust removal from chrome frames

    Folks,

    I tested last night a new method (at least to me) of removing rust from a chrome frame on my vintage.. using of all things a wad of aluminum foil. why this struck me last night to attempt this I cannot say but other than being inspired my the muses as the cause.

    anyways,

    things to remember when using this method.

    1. go with the grain (or down the length) of the of the piece of the area being treated.

    2. using a swirl pattern to work the rust out will cause unwanted markings in the treated areas and will require additional treatment of mothers mag and aluminum polish to get cleared up.


    the results were very good for minimal work in comparison using a compound to remove the rust. I tried this in a heavily rusted area in the front frame where the glass plate goes and is in a corner and was able to clean up the rust to shinny metal in less than 5 minutes work..

    anyways,

    food for thought when you can't afford a ship out for re chrome.

    Phulkrum..

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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    i have never tried foil...

    i like 000 or 0000 steel wool... works good and leaves no marks..

    ill have to try foil some time
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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    I soak it in Evapo-Rust for 24hr then use turtle wax chrome polish rust remover.
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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    Not to pick nits or pick a fight, but I don't think pachinko machine frames are chrome plated. I think they are nickel plated, for the following reasons:

    1. Chrome plating is more expensive than nickel, and considering the number of machines that were built, even a small savings per machine would have gone a long way.
    2. The machines had a design life of only a year or two.
    3. They weren't being used outdoors.
    4. I doubt a piece of aluminum foil could leave any kind of a mark on true chrome plating.

    Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Like Mopar, I've used steel wool with good results. I've heard of foil and coke, but that just seems like it would be a sticky mess.
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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    just plain foil and elbow grease. but none the less.. it was something i tried and had good results with..

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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    Quote Originally Posted by Phulkrum View Post
    just plain foil and elbow grease. but none the less.. it was something i tried and had good results with..
    Same here. foil works better than my fancy polish. chemical free is nice too

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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    SOS pads and then Turtle Wax Chrome polish here. If they are really bad the best solution seems to be simply replacing them with a better one from a donor machine.

    The chrome used for pachinko machines was intended to be decorative, and so is most likely nickel plated first and then hit with a thin coating of chromium.

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    Default Re: Rust removal from chrome frames

    Aluminum foil worked great for me. One of my
    machines has some pitting, Im stuck with that
    I guess!

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