03-02-2019, 11:26 AM
If you live anywhere near the sea, don't waste your money on chrome-plating on a ferrous metal, it will start to rust very quickly (days). I know, as I had my Rover P6 re-plated (triple coating) about 3 years ago and within a week of fitting, rust spotting started, I expected this as I was warned a number of years ago when I had re-chrome work on a Rover P4 done and was advised to wipe the chrome regularly with WD40 - there are pits & craters not visible to the naked eye that cannot effectively be polished during the plating process so ends up being vulnerable. After I had my bumper re-plated I found that stainless steel replacements for the Rover were available (from Korea of all places) and wished I had spent the money on this.
On my Ruby I have the stainless steel blades and these are excellent and I have no issues of corrosion with these, but the bumper bolts (were new at the same time) are now showing signs of rusting but these are cheap enough to replace.
On my Ruby I have the stainless steel blades and these are excellent and I have no issues of corrosion with these, but the bumper bolts (were new at the same time) are now showing signs of rusting but these are cheap enough to replace.