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pickle:

--- Quote from: Gary72 on December 31, 2013, 10:58 AM ---I reckon an Oxy bath would make the world of difference to them.
If you get them stripped, polished and re-chromed you could lose lots of weld detail and the Haro Chevron detail.
Have a look in the sticky section for some guidance.

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Would agree with what Gary says

brummie:
I have had some great results with wd40
use a wooden clothes peg or a small bit of soft wood to rub the rust ( little circular motions works well ) keep spraying on a little wd40
polish up with peek

martin46:
Yep, just to echo what has already been said.
From the look of the bars in your pictures they would clean up nice with a bit of time and effort. Much nicer to keep the original chrome finish if you can. Will save you a load of money too  :daumenhoch:

john4130:
as said above, clean them up as best you can then get the lower part painted or powdered. you only see a small part of the chrome anyway from just above the crossbar to where the levers sit.  :daumenhoch:

laidback:
Good advice lads, thanks. I think I'll order some Oxalic Acid on eBay and try my luck with an OA bath. Seems a bit pointless forking out for rechrome when most of it will be painted. It doesn't matter if I rub through the chrome when cleaning them up if they'll be painted, as long as they're smooth.

They're not perfect in the areas that will show, but they are going on a survivor, so
not really an issue. Watch this space!

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