re-chrome or not ?

[gmac]

I am currently restoring an '81 Supergoose frame which was in a bit of a state.
The seat post was well rusted in, and had also been masked up and painted while it was mounted  Man that bastard didne wanna cam oot 
I managed to pursuade it to leave though - after about an hour with various substances, tools, weapons, and some outstanding variations of the English language.

The problem is though - After removing the faded and badly damaged decals, I started to attack the chrome with Autosol. I have done one side, which looks ok, BUT before I start the other side I need to make a decision on wether to re-chrome or not. Inside the gusset there is alot of rust. I can't reach in there with anything to get it out.
The only way to get rid is obviously to have it media blasted. I would like to keep the original chrome, but the rust IS bad, and you can see it through the hole in the Goosey gusset quite easily, and it looks poo. The main top tube has a couple of fairly large scratches on the underside, that have gone through the chrome, and the frame in general has a fair few light scratches on it. The kind of one's you wouldn't usually worry about, but coupled with all the other stuff, just add to it's not great state.

I have been trying to convince myself that it wouldn't matter too much, and original is best, but I keep coming back to the fact that it IS there, and it doesn't look good. What would you lot do ?

Be nice to get an outside view, cos it's getting on me t1ts now 

Cheers RADders

Guy 

[Stodgy]

Re-chrome dude every time - you've got to be happy...

[DR VINOAH]

i know what ya saying ,to chrome or paint got on me tits also
thats why the frame sat in me shed for 5 months
when i did the goose ,i flipped a coin
and the paint won

[billstup]

Are they chrome or nickle plated when original ?

[gmac]

Not sure about the Super Billy, cos this is the first one I've had, but it's deffo chrome and not nickel. I know what you're thinking though, cos I've got a few other early Gooses, and they are all nickel plated.

[silentpartner]

my 81 supergoose is chrome  but it will soon be black, i think 

alan 

[MartyC]

I'd go for the chrome if you can wait for the chrome platers to get round to it - in their own time 

It will be worth it in the end 

[gmac]

I'd go for the chrome if you can wait for the chrome platers to get round to it - in their own time 

It will be worth it in the end 

  Yeah - they ain't exactly the fastest things on the planet are they ? 

[selfpreservation]

if your askin yourself questions yould be best to rechrome it cause it will just annoy you i reckon