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Surface Rust removal ...
Surface rust is often EXACTLY that - a tiny pin-prick in the chrome, which the rust oozes out of and forms a large "apparent" rust area on the surface. So I've found that you can soften that external rust by coating it in grease and leaving it for a week (wrap in cling film to reduce mess). You will find that you can then flick the majority of the rust of with a Mk1 thumbnail. I use a cocktail stick to pick out the remaining rust in the pin-prick. Then it's onto gentle polish and protect.
Pease be VERY careful if you go the Baco Foil route - think about it. As you scrape the rust off the chrome, it will imbed in the foil and you will then drag it over your nice chrome, rather like sand paper !! You can often see dull chrome with scratch marks when a novice has used this "expert" technique badly.