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tom1948 · 07-03-2023, 09:23 PM

I need to clean some stainless and chrome pieces for my Merc. Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated. Thanx,tom

fordor41 · 07-03-2023, 09:40 PM

light discoloring can be removed with Turtle wax tar and bug remover. I had a can of old stuff and it worked great. the new is not as strong.

highbeams · 07-04-2023, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tom1948

I need to clean some stainless and chrome pieces for my Merc. Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated. Thanx,tom

I use Bon Ami "Hasn't scratched yet" did my '33 windshield chrome surround that obviously wasn't touched in 90+- years.

Must be done w/a sponge! Now, before you begin and use up your Sunday afternoon, search for elbow doctors in town, just in case, though.

Since, I am now of the belief that the elbow should be a ball & socket joint . . . With a Zerk.

Oldbluoval · 07-04-2023, 01:46 AM

Chrome-it
Comes from a company in NC

John Gibson · 07-04-2023, 06:16 AM

Website is:
Chromeit.us

miniceptor86 · 07-04-2023, 06:31 AM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

I’ve have used 0000 steel wool and Turtle Wax chrome cleaner on chrome with good results. Not recommended for stainless steel. I use a dedicated stainless steel polish like White Diamond and an old Terry cloth rag. If the stainless is off the car a buffing wheel speeds things up.

Merc Cruzer · 07-04-2023, 08:06 AM

Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish

dono50 · 07-04-2023, 10:27 AM

Simichrome, the best

Jacques1960 · 07-04-2023, 11:10 AM

Flitz, Simichrome, NevrDull all very good

pistonbroke · 07-09-2023, 09:08 AM

I second Mothers. I won some 40 years ago in a creeper race at a rod run in Centralia WA. I have been a huge fan ever since. I works on all metals and I've even used it on paint to rub out scuffs and scratches. Tim

rls45547 · 07-09-2023, 02:56 PM

Quick-Glo

51504bat · 07-09-2023, 07:25 PM

Coke and aluminum foil

corvette8n · 07-11-2023, 06:39 AM

Nevr-dull I’m on my second can since I bought my ‘41, it does take a bit of elbow grease.

tom1948 · 07-11-2023, 08:23 PM

thanks all, I have mothers, never dull, and simichrome. I plan on testing all 3 and will post which I think works best. tom

Pete · 07-12-2023, 12:05 AM

Try Brasso. We use it on steam locomotive bells. Works on any metal.

Tim Ayers · 07-12-2023, 02:44 PM

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Try Brasso. We use it on steam locomotive bells. Works on any metal.

Brasso is great. Needs to be fresh. For some reason, once it separates, it no amount of shaking seems to blend it back together.

51504bat · 07-15-2023, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

Brasso is great. Needs to be fresh. For some reason, once it separates, it no amount of shaking seems to blend it back together.

No Brasso for me. Too many bad memories.

Tim Ayers · 07-15-2023, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 51504bat

No Brasso for me. Too many bad memories.

Haha. Navy man?

51504bat · 07-15-2023, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

Haha. Navy man?

Nope, draftee

07-03-2023, 09:23 PM	#1
tom1948 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: west palm beach florida Posts: 180	chrome polish I need to clean some stainless and chrome pieces for my Merc. Any suggestions would be helpful and appreciated. Thanx,tom

07-03-2023, 09:40 PM	#2
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,518	Re: chrome polish light discoloring can be removed with Turtle wax tar and bug remover. I had a can of old stuff and it worked great. the new is not as strong.

07-04-2023, 01:46 AM	#4
Oldbluoval Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Signal Mtn, TN (SE TN) Posts: 2,372	Re: chrome polish Chrome-it Comes from a company in NC

07-04-2023, 06:16 AM	#5
John Gibson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Coastal Georgia Posts: 131	Re: chrome polish Website is: Chromeit.us

07-04-2023, 06:31 AM	#6
miniceptor86 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: McGregor, IA Posts: 233	Re: chrome polish Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I’ve have used 0000 steel wool and Turtle Wax chrome cleaner on chrome with good results. Not recommended for stainless steel. I use a dedicated stainless steel polish like White Diamond and an old Terry cloth rag. If the stainless is off the car a buffing wheel speeds things up. __________________ Cheers, Jim&Sandy McGregor, IA

07-04-2023, 10:27 AM	#8
dono50 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bradenton,Fl/ Cheshire,Ct Posts: 710	Re: chrome polish Simichrome, the best

07-04-2023, 11:10 AM	#9
Jacques1960 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Mount Desert, Maine Posts: 504	Re: chrome polish Flitz, Simichrome, NevrDull all very good __________________ No job’s done ‘til it’s all done

07-09-2023, 09:08 AM	#10
pistonbroke Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Perry Mo. Posts: 485	Re: chrome polish I second Mothers. I won some 40 years ago in a creeper race at a rod run in Centralia WA. I have been a huge fan ever since. I works on all metals and I've even used it on paint to rub out scuffs and scratches. Tim

07-09-2023, 02:56 PM	#11
rls45547 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Arizona Posts: 10	Re: chrome polish Quick-Glo

07-09-2023, 07:25 PM	#12
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,024	Re: chrome polish Coke and aluminum foil __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

07-11-2023, 08:23 PM	#14
tom1948 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: west palm beach florida Posts: 180	Re: chrome polish thanks all, I have mothers, never dull, and simichrome. I plan on testing all 3 and will post which I think works best. tom

07-12-2023, 12:05 AM	#15
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,409	Re: chrome polish Try Brasso. We use it on steam locomotive bells. Works on any metal.