At 01:51 PM 12/11/96 -0600, you wrote:
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>Here's the deal...
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>We now have the new 72-spoke chrome/stainless Daytons for the MGA.
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>We have "washed" the spinners, but...they sure are dull to my eye, and they
>will look like they're painted RED when they go onto those new wheels.
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>How can I get the shine back? Is that something I can do, or do I need to
>take them to a machine shop...or where?? Or what??
>
>Thanks!
Carol -
I had pretty good luck on mine with SimiChrome and lots of elbow grease.
You could try a buffing wheel on a drill or bench grinder. However, if the
chrome plating has gone thin, you might be seeing the copper undercoating
giving a reddish color. Probably then you would need to consider a
replating job.
Wayne Kube wkube@iadfw.net
'79B
Plano, TX http://web2.airmail.net/wkube
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