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Rossi46:
I think i need to clarify a few things as some appear to have misread my original post.

The question was, is there anything i can do to get rid of the tarnished effect on my chrome frame and forks.

I used the coke and tin foil method to de rust the frame as there were hoards of people on this forum stating this was the way forward. Maybe it shouldn't be a 'sticky' in the 'Tech and restoration' section if it is not an adviseable method to use  :2gunsfiring_v1:

Once derusted, i moved on to the polishing stages and just didn't get the results i was expecting. I am not under the impression that Coke and Tinfoil is part of the polishing process. I might be relatively new to this forum but i've not been living under a rock for the last 40 years. I've carried out complete restorations on motorcycles before and the coke and tinfoil method is actually pretty good on alloy engine casings but thats not important right now and alloy and chrome are not the same.

All i was asking is, if there was another product on the market, other than Autoglym, that would enhance the bike even more or if i would have to live with the tarnished effect left behind by years of use.

Bendycat gave me the answer i needed pretty early on. Its Peek polish and hard work. I can deal with that. Thankyou

And bobbbbsy, who's arguing?

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
I don't think any one is having a go at any one mate  ;) it's all cool  8)

I have tried in asking for a sticky on my findings from mods but no luck yet - it seems that most people have heard of the coke and tin foil trick - yes it works but there are better things now

autoglem does polish up, but those who regulary polish find it a little to harsh on some bmx parts - peek was found to work well ~ liquid or paste - a Goddards silver polishing cloth work very well in the finishing process

 ;) B

GavinDavis:
Just out of curiosity.....Has anyone on here ever tried Brasso on chrome, with any decent findings?

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Yup  :-\  not the best and worth sticking away from - seems to yellow the chrome and leave it a bit patchy - there are some chemicals that seem to strip it more than clean the chrome - silver and brass are solid and so you can wear it away to it shines - chrome only has a certain layer before you start going through it - it is one to stay awy from on chrome - alloy may be a bit of a different story, but may still tarnish/patchy in places

only my findings - B  ;)

GavinDavis:
Hmmm interesting, cheers B.  Only reason i asked is because a bloke that i work with literally uses brasso on everything, in fact id go so far to say he has it on his dinner....brushes his teeth with it etc etc  :LolLolLolLol:

And guess what he suggested might be worth a try or chrome..lol.  I really wont even contemplate it though after hearing that  :daumenhoch:

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