Idk. To me it looks like it was plated and this is where the plating wore off. Using an abrasive will just take the plating off anywhere else it rubs. It’s not a great picture though, so idk.
Edit: looking again, yeah I’m pretty sure it’s a steel frame with a copper(? maybe something else) plating. I don’t think there’s any hope of recovering it.
maybe. Regardless, cleaning off the gunk is the first step. baking soda removes more finish with just a light scrub… that finish was going to come off anyhow.
Idk. To me it looks like it was plated and this is where the plating wore off. Using an abrasive will just take the plating off anywhere else it rubs. It’s not a great picture though, so idk.
Edit: looking again, yeah I’m pretty sure it’s a steel frame with a copper(? maybe something else) plating. I don’t think there’s any hope of recovering it.
maybe. Regardless, cleaning off the gunk is the first step. baking soda removes more finish with just a light scrub… that finish was going to come off anyhow.