Mitch any of the rust remover products on the market should do. I use coke and tin foil myself with very good results. This will remove the rust but cannot fix the bubbled chrome sometimes left behind. Last ditch effort you can remove the old rusty finish with a wire wheel and just polish the metal. But I'd try the rust removers first then decide. Post some pics if you can. So we can see what your working with.

I think that has the potential to look pretty darn neat!....you might want to do it to all the chromed parts, though a clear coat would likely be needed to prevent rapid wholesale rusting...

Mitch [another one]

Thanks for the responses guys! Here is a photo: http://imgur.com/FoXdOC9

I would leave it as is. Clean and polish it the best you can,. It'll give your vintage kit character.

Im just worried that any attempt at cleaning will further strip away the chrome anyway, as it is peeling off very easily at the moment.

If you're going to move the kit around for gigs and such, you'll want to get all flaking chrome off of there, to prevent it ending up embedded in your fingers.

If the kit will sit, just clean as carefully as you can. Large flaked off areas could be brushed in with silver paint or left bare metal...

Mitch

Thanks for all the replies and handy advice. I think I will strip it bare, and then polish it up as nicely as possible.

Thanks,

Mitch.