GET READY FOR THE SPRING ROLLOUT
Before everything was made in China- cheap, (make that most times inferior), VW parts, were made in Taiwan.
I remember some old-timer, telling me; maybe it was Jack, that if you want that Taiwan chrome to last, you better wax it twice a year. Taiwan chrome was nice, but it would not last.
Last summer I put front and rear bumpers on my Beetle. They were made in Taiwan. I had these up in my attic since the 1970s. They were wrapped and sealed and just as pristine as the day I put them away. However even in my unheated and closed garage, yesterday I started to notice the gray spots, the forerunner of corrosion.
So using my favorite: "Turtle Wax Chrome Renewer," I nipped that potential problem in the bud. However, all my other chrome pieces were starting to rust, even the good original German chrome.
Here's a great tip if, you don?t already know it. To restore pitted and badly discolored chrome, crumble up ALUMINUM FOIL and use it instead of a cloth to apply your chrome cleaner to the pitted chrome. It?s almost like magic how the rust will disappear.
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