How are you guys bringing old chrome back to life?

That is good. He looks to be up and running better than last time I looked!

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While we are on this subject, what works best for removing water spots from polished aluminum?

I buffed my valve covers, etc., on a buffing wheel and they looked great. As my engine gets splashed and the water cooks off with the heat, they look awful very quickly. San Diego water is hard with lots of minerals. Water spots are instant and hard to rub off with Mother's polish, etc.

Is there a fast wipe down solution to keep polished aluminum bright and shiny?

 

I like SemiChrome for aluminum. And I bought some American Racing Wheel Polish at some GoodGuys or NSRA deal I went too one time. Stuff was amazing, but pricey.

But aluminum polish is abrasive and will scratch chrome (like some other stuff mentioned here). If you use it enough it'll turn your chrome hazey. For chrome, I like Dupont Heavy Duty Chrome Polish. Same stuff as Turtle Wax Chrome Polish. Same stuff as...................

 

I had a jet boat that was a big block chev with just about everything on it polished,,,, this is what I used and had tried most products out there. This is the best bar none http://www.duckyproducts.com/

 

it is in production again! i used this stuff and it works real well---i dont work for this company and i dont sell it------http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7TnNEBy3tI

 

I used aluminum foil. Worked good! Obviously it didnt take out the pitting but it did look much better. Im sure if i spent more time on it it wouldve looked better.


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I use aluminum foil and ketchup. The acid in the ketchup seems to make the wadded up foil into kind of a rust eraser.

 

wow, lots of ideas to try lol

 

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What about some of the hot dog to go with that? Maybe the oil of the hot dog can lubricate and replace the WD40 some people use with 0000 steel wool?



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Oxalic acid, which is an ingredient in wood bleach. You can also buy it in bulk on the internet. Mix with water and let it do the work.

 

Nevrdull has always worked great for me - It takes some time, but is not abrasive and really brings chrome back to life.

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Naval jelly (phosphoric acid) will take care of it. As a kid, my Dad had me buffing the rust off the family sedan bumpers every Spring with tin foil and Coca Cola (acid).

Even fine steel wool (including Brillo pads) will scratch chrome and polished stainless. Give it a scrub then look at the surface in sunlight and you'll see a slew of micro scratches, which overall has the effect of softening the sheen of the part. It ever so slightly "brush" finishes the part.
A chrome plater or stainless trim resto guy would absolutely cringe to see parts being scrubbed with steel wool!

 

Bull, you know I am a huge fan and cheerleader of ALL of the Wizards products! But, the QuickGlo RULES for really pitted chrome. As was said it came from the bike industry and I found it 20 years ago while restoring Stingrays.

 

I'll have to get some to test here in the lab.