I've run into 2 issues with the machine I'm currently working on, curious to see what everyone's solutions are for these.

1) nail broken off - I was replacing nails after polishing them, and found one of the holes had a piece of a nail still in it. As I didn't break a nail, I'm assuming it was broken before I got it.
As it's up in the upper right corner, I may just drive a replacement nail right next to it, but has anyone been able to extract a nail in this condition?

2) chrome is gone - This machine must of been in a costal town, the wood and background showed little to no water damage, but everything was heavily corroded. Main issues are with the lever and the finger rest, I've cleaned the rust off them, but they're already starting to oxidize again. I was thinking of cleaning them up again, and then putting some sort of clear coat on them before the can turn again. Short of re-chroming the parts, does anyone have any other suggestions?