I doubt you'll find any hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, or sulfuric acid at a hardware store, especially in Cali ... the chrome process varies, but doesn't normally involve real de-rusting

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics