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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Washed the bike last night and ran out of time and did not dry it...Tonight I went to clean the chrome&nbsp\\;and there are water spots that do not want to come off using windex.&nbsp\\; I mean these spots are tough.&nbsp\\;
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What will remove these spots?&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;Any help would be appreciated!!&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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Mother's chrome polish. If that doesn't do it, then Mother's Chrome Polish and 0000 Steel wool.&nbsp\\; It sounds crazy, but it'll take spots/dirt off of chrome and not scratch it.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Well&nbsp\\;I found that turtle wax will take them off.&nbsp\\; I have never had a problem with getting water&nbsp\\;spots off.&nbsp\\; I'm sure there are other things that may work...for now it is turtle wax.&nbsp\\; I do restoration work and 0000 will scratch the chrome although almost invisible.&nbsp\\; &nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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Pig Spit metal polish works great on water spots and pretty much everything else I've had to get off my chrome.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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this happened to me last week. believe it or not the harley spray wash and polish sprayed onto a microfiber towel will remove the waterspots. i used a second mf towel to wipe off some of the spray wash and polish and it seemed to go faster.
still takes some time and elbow grease.
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Try "Wheel Guard" from The Chemical Guys.
It will clean them off leaving gleaming, is none abrasive but far more important in that a couple of coats gives added protection that lasts for ages.
Check out this posting by "chubby" (100% due to him for a fantastic article) its an excellent endorsement to this product:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_3470711/tm.htm
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Article
http://ez33.com/Detailing.htm
 
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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Never use steel wool on chrome. If you have surface rust or similar, use fine brass wool if you must.
 
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