I brought my steel tachometer and speedometer cables for my '64 XLCH to the plater this morning to discuss how to restore them to the correct OEM finish (and to make yet another installment payment on my never-ending plating balance). As I recall, when brand new these cables didn't have the 'white' finish of new cadmium, but were a darker grey-silver in color and had a shiny surface finish. Over time, they inevitably become darker as they oxidize and certain areas take on a blackish-hue. After some head-scratching, we decided that a zinc plating finish might be closest to new/OEM but I decided to do a little more research before committing to the zinc. Does anyone have a better suggestion as to how to correctly restore this finish?
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