[Mgs] Chrome

[Paul Hunt]

If chrome is pitted it has had it.  This defect usually comes from 
underneath and so goes all the way through to the base coatings, you won't 
be able to polish it out.  I've never used so-called chrome cleaner on any 
chrome of mine, if simple car polish doesn't remove any and all dirt very 
easily and bring it to full lustre then again it has had it.  If rust stains 
appear on the surface, again it has had it.  Chrome cleaner *is* abrasive 
and so continued use will eventually wear it away.  Very cruddy chrome that 
hasn't been cleaned in years may well have a dirt and rust coating that 
resists ordinary body polish and so you may have to use chrome cleaner to 
remove it, but it should be by exception rather than for general cleaning. 
I've had a tube for over 20 years, as I only use it for polishing other 
metals, not chrome.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
>I am trying to restore a grill for my BN7.  The chrome is in fairly good
> condition but dull and with some very small pitting.  I am wondering what
> products others have used to polish old chrome, other than the usual 
> chrome
> polishes sold at every auto parts store.