Gents, your expertise appreciated to avoid costly mistakes:
1- Scratched chrome will remain scratched until it is stripped and rechromed, right? There is no "buffing out" sctratched chrome?
2- You prevent stored chrome items from pitting by covering them in oil, or similar substance that will shield them from contact with humid air, or is it not necessary?
3- Will our cars rust even if they are never in the rain? Do you have to live in Arizona or have a climate controlled -humidity controlled, garage all the time?
4- If I have a left half rear bumper that was rechromed 5 years ago, and the chrome is still perfect, will getting the right side rechromed to the same standard yield two similar-looking bumpers? I want to avoid mismatch...so should I just get two NOS and sell my old, or get both rechromed, or a new right side rechromed bumper will match the look of the still perfect left side chrome? I ask because sometimes when you paint next to something that was paint years ago, you get "pretty close", but you usually always get a little bit of mismatch in finish, or depth or color, etc. Now, I think chrome should not matter, but I'd rather ask first, incase one of you encountered this before.
My car has no rust now fresh from rotisserie bodywork and paint, and I'd rather spend money on the heat in my garage than expensive bodywork. Unless you tell me it is unnecessary overkill, or that it simply cannot be prevented. What triggered this question is Mike S stating he found rust forming on his showcar, and since I live in a more humid climate...
Many thanks.