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Polishing chrome.

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BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Right if you put it this way, go get some sandpaper and go rub you car all over with it ! you wouldn't right ? So why go rub down the chrome you are trying to save and resto with some thing so harsh and primitive? There are products and ways to bring up chrome with out going backward using dimfoil and dope  :crazy2:
As for choosing the right stuff ? Well you can learn the hard way or try what has said to of worked by those who have tried everything and work out what is best  ;)

Cheers B  ;)

CustardLips:
I agree. Used your method's a couple of times Bendy.  :daumenhoch:
Rossi seems to be under the impression that tin foil and coke is for polishing which it's not !    :(
Just pointing that out.  :)

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
in my mind dimefoil and dope should never be used  :tickedoff:
in this time of age there are so many more methods than the old 80's tin foil / coke


CLEAN UP
degrease with a soapy bath or orange degrease spray
Acid Oxide bath (fully submerge item) and keep checking - wash off after
Cif stainless steal work very well (silver plastic bottle spray from supermarkets) ~ cillit bang is no good as it tarnishes some metals and is hard to get back to original

POLISH UP
the chrome can look dull and might seem that it will never shine - use a polishing car cloth and peek and start to work into the chrome - it's gonna kill your hands and fingers BUT MAN UP ! Do it in stages - short periods -
WORK the peek in all over the frame or what ever item you are doing - then do it some more all over
When you feel that it is done well them you need a cloth to take off the peek dirty leftover
Then a GOODARDS cloth (supermarket again) - just polish up and rub like hell
Then a clean yellow duster

cheers B  ;)

bobbbbsy:
me and b had this same convo quite a while ago. dont argue. coke and tin foil is for muppets !
if you want to get your frame as nice as poss you need the right accessories and the right stuff and hard tedious graft. you cant argue with the results above !

Jaan:
@Lez, what's the bike?

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