Rust Frame w/ chrome lugs

Need some advice. I've got a '48 Soens frame which I'd like to use as a smart beater. I am keen to blast it, have the lugs chromed, then allow some superficial rust on the rest of the frame.

Thanks to spaghettihoops for info and eddie's bare metal frame thread I have some idea of what I should be doing, but this definitely seems like a dark art.

Just wanted to run my process by you guys to see if you'd do anything differently before I commit myself:

• Get frame blasted at Armourtex
  
• Get lugs chromed (finish with lacquer or clearcoat?)
  
• Coat inside of frame with Frame Saver for some peace of mind (discovered in this thread)
  
• Apply thin coat of vinegar to tubing. Let the rusting commence!
  
• Use fine sandpaper/wire wool to get finish uniform
  
  
  

...and now the question...

What is the best way to keep the rust from getting chronic? Just constant love, attention, sanding and oily trousers? Or is it possible to clearcoat the rust without it continuing to eat away at the steel? And then I suppose glossy rust defeats the point really.

Hope I've communicated my questions clearly enough and haven't frightened people away with ridiculously wordy post. Any advice would be very gratefully received, even if it's a dismissive 'give it up and get it powdercoated GBB'.

Ta!

P.S. Before anyone says it, I freely admit to being an idea-thief. Uula Jero has done what I want to do brilliantly, but I suppose if you're going to copy an idea that already exists you might as well make it something beautiful: