[Mgs] Chrome

[Barrie Robinson]

I have been using Wenol (as well as Turtle Wax Chrome Polish) - it is 
excellent.  So much so I had to buy a batch of it for friends and 
neighbours.  They say, and me, that it is the best metal polish ever 
- and gentle.



At 11:53 AM 6/7/2010, Paul Hunt wrote:
>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.
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Barrie
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