Restoring Electroplating?

Question

I have an old Kahler tremolo system on a guitar that I would like to restore.

There is a metal base material exposed that looks like aluminum, but the rust is a moldy green.

There is a plating that is gold in color, and its rust is similar in color to brown iron rust, but with a much finer grain.

I would like to "fill in the gaps" on the plating. I was thinking of spraying a matching paint onto a Q-tip, and carefully filling in the plating gaps.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Take it to an expert, you run the risk of causing more harm than good.

But using paint to fill in plating gaps will never work, I do know that.