Peter,
I cannot say specifically regarding plated items such as your bumper, but
I spent a lot of time in the "polishing "room" at a local jewelry store
during my employ there.
For fine jewelry items, Tripoli was typically used for general or rough
finishing, while the white or yellow rouge was to finish the job. Again i
do not know how the two would apply to plated (chrome) parts, as all of
this type of polishing is removing some of the surface. If it were me I
would start with the finest and work up from there.
The other way to go is "semichrome" polish, of which I use a lot. It
works well too.
HTH
Mark Riddle
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:39:10 -0600 "Kronberg, Peter"
<Peter.Kronberg@hp.com> writes:
> Folks,
> The VTR website, in the wash/wax section of the maintenance manual
> link,
> contains references to Eastwood Tripoli White for resurrecting tired
> chrome pieces. I've been to the Eastwood site- the only reference is
> to
> Tripoli or White- 2 different products...described as "to achieve a
> mirror finish- the last step before plating". Yikes!
> I've pulled my bumpers and bought a buffing wheel. I'd like to wash
> the
> bumper components, then buff 'em with the right polish compound to
> provide that mirror finish without removing chrome plating! Is this
> not
> possible? Product recommendations?
> I'm frustrated and confused about the best approach to chrome plate
> care- and very worried about damaging (what is otherwise) reasonably
> good chrome.
> All comments welcome.
>
> Pete
> '76 TR6
> CF51563U
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