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    Restoration of headlight surrounds

    Headlight surrounds what are the plated in? They are shiny but they don't look like chrome. I was thinking that they could be bright annodised?

    AmbientGoat thinks that I'm being obsessive...

    Btw I have seen the reproduction surrounds that are chrome plated steel. They don't look the goods though.

    Cheers guys

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    Thinks? I think the word is knows.

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    I even Checked to see if you were online to try to avoid any smart comments..

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    I think they are just polished alloy. That's what mine appear to be.

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    If you look really closely at one that's pitting there is defiantly a layer of something extra.

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    Maybe yours have been coated?
    use autosol on it and see if it reacts.

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    Nope no reaction.. The layer can come off if scraped though as it has gone crusty.

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    i rekon yours have been painted or something.

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    I have 4 pairs of prem ones and they are all the same. I need to get to the bottom of this...

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    The original ones on my Sandman (HJ) are painted black. So it quite possible that they are painted.

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