I liveaboard my sailboat and my tools, and fixtures on the boat, are incredibly sensitive to corrosion. While I could keep perpetually regreasing and sanding my tools, I more concerned with having tools which are available when I need them. Even stainless steel has severe limits if not allowed to breath (such as a stainless steel handrail embedded into the transom, so it rusts at the point of the fiberglass). I've got a couple questions:
1. What would be best for protecting my tools (drillbits, pliers, etc)? Would a chrome kit help and be a durable surface?(Assume I have no knowledge of this process)Trust me, I've tried every protectant out there and still find them rusted shut.
2. Regarding some light fixtures, would it be possibly to plate them in gold or silver without removing them? Would such a finish be durable?
Even the lacquered brass surfaces corrode after a few months in the salt air.
Thank you!
1. What would be best for protecting my tools (drillbits, pliers, etc)? Would a chrome kit help and be a durable surface?(Assume I have no knowledge of this process)Trust me, I've tried every protectant out there and still find them rusted shut.
2. Regarding some light fixtures, would it be possibly to plate them in gold or silver without removing them? Would such a finish be durable?
Even the lacquered brass surfaces corrode after a few months in the salt air.
Thank you!
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