I have an early HJ buckle which has some rust smears here and there. Since it's a chrome buckle, I have to use a mild treatment to clean it. Any suggestion?
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then use chrome cleaner. my good sir. any hard wear shop has it. ie car spears
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BKG- Make sure the chrome is not scratched or peeling off. Take a magnifier and look closely to see if there is metal showing. If there is medal is showing Do Not USE ANY CLEANER. The cleaner may react with the medal causing more problems. Without seeing the buckle I would asume the medal is rusting below the chrome. When yo apply a chrome cleaner you are polishing of the chrome itself. Chrome is nothing more than a very thin film applied to a metal surface. If the chrome has been scratched it has already had some of the thin chrome skin scraped off.
Some commercial store bought cleaners will strip off old chrome very quickly. If you can post again after you look at the buckle with an magnifier to see what is happening. PaulComment
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Hi Paul,
actually I had already discarded cleaners, because yes, metal is showing in some parts of the buckle and the chrome is gone. I tried to use some soap cream and a toothbrush to clean the dirt,: the result was good but the rust stains are hard to go, on and around the rusty metal.Comment
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Here are some shots of the buckle before / after a soft cleaning.
front before
after
back before
after
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Unfortunately, You have already cleaned the buckle the best that you can expect. The only thing that you can do now is to keep down the humidity levels in the room that the buckle is stored in. about 45% is ideal. Thanks for the photos. PaulComment
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Thanks Paul
It's a pity because it would be a nice buckle and fairly uncommon markedComment
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