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I have been looking for information on how to repair a rusted chrome plating on a McIntosh amplifier chasis I found on a garage sale and I'm very happy to have found this website hoping that someone could help me.
A couple of rust spots of about 1/4" surface diameter have penetrated through the plating and caused a very rough surface. I attempted to sand it but the corrossion was a little too deep and I stopped because I don't want to create a recess that would be too visible after applying chrome to it. Some rust residue still exist within the corroded regions. I thought of perhaps applying a soldering lead to fill it in instead and sand it down prior to chrome plating it using the kit that is available. I do not want to dip the whole chasis in a bath because I don't want to tamper with the circuitry. I have not done this kind of restoration before but have the basic understanding on chrome plating process so anyone who would like to share information on how may I go about properly chrome plating the rust spots would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
A couple of rust spots of about 1/4" surface diameter have penetrated through the plating and caused a very rough surface. I attempted to sand it but the corrossion was a little too deep and I stopped because I don't want to create a recess that would be too visible after applying chrome to it. Some rust residue still exist within the corroded regions. I thought of perhaps applying a soldering lead to fill it in instead and sand it down prior to chrome plating it using the kit that is available. I do not want to dip the whole chasis in a bath because I don't want to tamper with the circuitry. I have not done this kind of restoration before but have the basic understanding on chrome plating process so anyone who would like to share information on how may I go about properly chrome plating the rust spots would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
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