Chrome can being to rust after some time and can also accumulate a certain atmospheric fallout that leaves a green or gray dull layer.

Chrome can being to rust after some time and can also accumulate a certain atmospheric fallout that leaves a green or gray dull layer. What to do? Neither responds well to cleaning with chemicals such a lacquer thinner. No, you need just the right thing to keep from destroying the chrome itself or the gloss that remains underneath. Anything with “cut” should be carefully approached.

The first rule of polishing and cleaning is : USE ONLY THE MINIUMUM AMOUNT OF ABRASION OR STRENGTH FOR THE JOB. Start small and light and work up. Not the other way.

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