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The last time I had a weird water stain down my chrome bumber but it was clearly some chemical that leaked on there and stained the bumper. I scrubbed at it with warm water and several cleaners and it wouldn't even fade the mark. Put some of this on a rag and two swipes and it was gone.
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Yep, I take off baked on stuff with a heat gun and soft plastic edge and then polish it with Mothers Chrome Polish. I have also had weird stains or marks in chrome on my bike or truck that wouldn't scrub out with a sponge and soap and crazy elbow grease that came out effortlessly with Mothers. I swear by this stuff:
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The last time I had a weird water stain down my chrome bumber but it was clearly some chemical that leaked on there and stained the bumper. I scrubbed at it with warm water and several cleaners and it wouldn't even fade the mark. Put some of this on a rag and two swipes and it was gone.
Dan
http://www.mothers.com/02_products/p...ages/05212.jpg
The last time I had a weird water stain down my chrome bumber but it was clearly some chemical that leaked on there and stained the bumper. I scrubbed at it with warm water and several cleaners and it wouldn't even fade the mark. Put some of this on a rag and two swipes and it was gone.
Dan
Thanks for the info. I'll pick some up to add to my arsenal. There's so many different products out there, it's hard to know which ones are worth a ****.
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Yeah, it's pretty well done. I used my shields as a restoration test bed and with the exception of some mild polishing with polish, the chrome can't be restored. After my tests, I just went and bought new shields. The good news is they aren't all that expensive..
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Well, heck, then, just replace it. FWIW, I have used 0000 steel wool on chrome in the past without a problem. Might be the extra elbow grease that was the issue.
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Just do yourself a favor and forget about it. You're the only one that will notice it. Give it a month and you probably won't give a ****.
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Yeah, this. I've learned when I do something dumb like that to clean it up the best I can and wait a month. If it's still bothering then, it will be time to fix it.
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