anybody ever repair pits in pot metal??

All of this makes sense. I know its gonna be a lot of work and suck. But i ll sacrifice my time if its worth the labor and saves me money for other parts. The console is for a 72 demon. They make repops but they're 500. The pits in mine arent everywhere ....just about a 4 inch strip in the one crevice. Very thin line. The cubby hole where the ash tray is is rusty but the rest of the console looks nice other than the small pit strip and light scuffs. I guess i ll see what the platers price for chrome is and decide if it would just be more beneficial to buy the repop. Thank you for everyone's input so far.