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What is everyones go-to when it comes to cleaning old chrome and aluminum?? Im not talking about polishing your pipes or new air cleaner cover. I have a 2008 Heritage that has been sitting in a garage for the past 12 years and the chrome is pitted and dull and covered in water spots and some rust. Ive seen a lot of advertisements for Chemical Bros, MAD Iron Eraser and Rust remover, etc.
Do any of these actually work???
I have had good luck with 0000 steel wool and and a liquid chrome polish (I prefer Turtle Wax brand. It will remove the rust but the pitting will remain. A good quality wax or sealant will prevent it from rusting but it will need to be reapplied regularly.
use never dull on steel guitar frames, works great.
bad thing about chrome = MAINTENANCE!!!
they do make clear coat specific for chrome once you get it where you want. eastwoodco used to handle nylac but have not seen it in a long time.
Turtle Wax Chrome polish. I'm telling you the stuff is magic. Took melted boot of my pipes, has removed tar spots. It is great stuff.
I use Turtle Wax chrome polish for regular maintenance and upkeep. What Im talking about is old pitted and rust spotted chrome. Turtle Wax is useless on this.
I am using Metal Clean from Chem-Tools. It polishes and also seals. For cleaning at first I always use Dr. Wack A1 Shampoo. The combination works great!
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Fixing old chrome
