Alabama chrome - some people can't live with out it.
My husband does handyman work. He got one job because someone's husband tried to fix a sky light leak with it...
It looks somewhat like the one in my avatar.
See Glenn's info on the finish before you do ANYTHING. That dust on there is shellac.
Here is my before picture:
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and after:
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