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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