A couple of months ago I brushed against my hot pipe with a microfiber cloth. I tried everything I could think of to remove the melted gunk with no success. Today I used fingernail polish remover and a scotch bright kitchen pad and it came clean. It took a little time, but it came clean with no damage to my chrome. Just FYI in case his helps someone.

 

Acetone is good stuff!

 

yep...You can buy small bottles of it at any Chemist

 

or gallons at the hardware store!