chrome
03-19-02, 04:50 PM
#2
Umm...chrome cleaner?
They make cleaners specifically for chrome, available at all auto parts stores, 3M or DuPont make a quality one.
Whatever you decide to use, DON'T use steel wool. It will clean it up real well and look good initially, but you'll leave fine micro scratches in it and worse than that, the steel wool will leave micro pieces of the steel embedded into any pitting in the the plating, and rust will start to form then, making corrosion worse from there on out.
If you HAVE to resort to some type abrasive , use a scotch brite pad, with plenty of cleaner and don't rub hard. But try a chrome cleaner with a cotton towel/cloth first and see if that works. Good luck.
Whatever you decide to use, DON'T use steel wool. It will clean it up real well and look good initially, but you'll leave fine micro scratches in it and worse than that, the steel wool will leave micro pieces of the steel embedded into any pitting in the the plating, and rust will start to form then, making corrosion worse from there on out.
If you HAVE to resort to some type abrasive , use a scotch brite pad, with plenty of cleaner and don't rub hard. But try a chrome cleaner with a cotton towel/cloth first and see if that works. Good luck.
03-28-02, 02:17 PM
#3
Intermediate
if you can spare $5
If you don't mind spending a couple of dollas, I would recommend this product called "NeverDull"
It comes in a silver tin, and you take out as much wadding as you need, rub on, let sit, then wipe off. Chrome is cleaned and polished for months... I've been using it on my rims and it definitely makes a difference.
There's also Mother's Mag Polish too...
It comes in a silver tin, and you take out as much wadding as you need, rub on, let sit, then wipe off. Chrome is cleaned and polished for months... I've been using it on my rims and it definitely makes a difference.
There's also Mother's Mag Polish too...
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