All the "chrome" on both my 47 Ford and Mercury was stainless. A friend spent a considerable amount of time dent-bumping, metal finishing, and re-polishing all the fender and door trim strips when we did a cosmetic restoration on the Mercury.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!