Removing smoked chrome?

[trekker]

Hi all. I recently purchased an Ibby SR400 made in Korea in 2002 and, all in all, it's in good shape. BUT...the smoked chrome hardware is showing signs of what I would call corrosion or mottling. I took some Windex to it and it made no difference. Then I took some Brasso to it and it seems to actually remove the smoked effect, leaving only chrome underneath. This is fine by me, regular chrome looks good. But it takes a LONG TIME to remove this smoked effect with Brasso. So here's my question:

Has anyone here tried removing this smoked effect with anything else that works good, leaving just a polished chrome look afterward?

Thanks.

trekker

[mkrtu9]

I've been searching on here the last few days looking for suggestions on a replacement bridge for my sr655. (since I hate gold and want either 505 or black hardware). I came across a thread that suggested to use brasso to remove the smoked effect, however I didn't see anything else. So it would seem you may be stuck with the brasso. I don't understand why people don't like that smoked color cause I like it much better than gold. To each their own I guess.

good luck scrubbing.

[trekker]

Originally Posted by mkrtu9

I've been searching on here the last few days looking for suggestions on a replacement bridge for my sr655. (since I hate gold and want either 505 or black hardware). I came across a thread that suggested to use brasso to remove the smoked effect, however I didn't see anything else. So it would seem you may be stuck with the brasso. I don't understand why people don't like that smoked color cause I like it much better than gold. To each their own I guess.

good luck scrubbing.

I DO like the smoked color...but it is corroding or becoming mottled on this 2002 bass. Just natural aging, I guess. But while there are not layers of it coming off, the color of it is changing and it looks uneven.

[xsubs]

Try some Simichrome on it. It should make the job go faster than the Brasso, but will not scratch the piece.