I'm getting ready to put the taillight housings back in my '69 Mach 1, but they're a bit rougher than I realized. After getting the lenses off and looking inside, one housing has clearly held water and has some rust that needs to be taken care of. I was wondering--what's the original finish on these, and what's the best way to replicate the OEM look, short of having these housings replated? I don't want the housings to be an eyesore on an otherwise really nice trunk area.
Not sure if it matters or not, but this is a Metuchen-built '69, built on June 5th, 1969.