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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Can you use steelwool or anything to clean up chrome and remove light scratches? Is so what fineness? Also anyone use a mothers power ball?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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In my own experience, scratched chrome is scratched chrome. I would be interested in finding out if there was anything also.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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Scratched chrome is scratched for good. Steel wool just puts little scratches in the finish.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Scratched chrome is scratched for good. Steel wool just puts little scratches in the finish.
True. The finer the wool, the finer the new scratches. Gets all hazey eventually.

Live with the scratch, put a funny sticker over the scratch, or if you are **** like me - replace the part. No other option.

Maybe trade with a guy who is powder coating his?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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Krazy3, is that pic from this year? (2009 I meant).

I was takin' some pics at that same spot last August. (Rushmore in the background, right?)
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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0000 Steel Wool and a good chrome polish works wonders. Use plenty of polish and don't let the steel wool go dry on ya.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Faast Ed
Krazy3, is that pic from this year? (2009 I meant).

I was takin' some pics at that same spot last August. (Rushmore in the background, right?)
That's from 2007, and yup, it's Mt. rushmore in the background. I love ridin' out there
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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I have an exhaust heat shield at the chromer right now because I used 0000 steel wool. It was an improvement over the crud that couldn't be removed by any other means, but now that it's cold it's getting fixed.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Badbagger
0000 Steel Wool and a good chrome polish works wonders. Use plenty of polish and don't let the steel wool go dry on ya.
They might work wonders but they won't remove scratches on chrome. Once it's scratched, nothing can fix it.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Unfortunately, scratched is scratched....
 
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