Scratched chrome on Stanley Lever Cap

[Woody2Shoes]

I've made a boo-boo in restoring a nice old Stanley Bailey No. 4 and scratched (light/medium depth, using wire wool) the chrome on the lever cap while trying to remove a spot stain caused by a fossilised bead of blood/sweat/etc.

Should I try Autosol on a buffing wheel? Ignore it and carry on regardless?

What does the panel recommend?

Cheers, W2S

 

[undergroundhunter]

Ignore it, it makes no difference to the operation of the plane its purely cosmetic.

Matt

 

[Vann]

...What does the panel recommend?

1) Don't stress, it's not important enough;
2) Try buffing if you want - it can't be too different to what the electroplaters do.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[sunnybob]

chrome thickness layers are measured in microns of an inch, the scratches are at least half way through already. start serious buffing and the chrome will be gone.

 

[Racers]

Now you can use the cap as a screwdriver to unscrew the cap iron.

I know that will upset some people but it works fine.

Pete