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h3llbl4z3r
06-19-2004, 05:47 PM
so weve had the chrome wheels that dont even look like chrome wheels anymore its so grimy and dull and they are the color brown. we tried to use soap and water to clean them but no luck, still the same.
I saw(on MythBusters) that Coca Cola and aluminum foil can clean chrome, does anyone know of any side effects to using that(scratches)?
Are there any better ways to clean chrome?
Once i get them back to looking the way they did before should i put some sort of protectant on them?
What should i do to keep them shiny and new looking?
thanks:burnout:

Boost Infested
06-19-2004, 05:54 PM
wheel acid. then use crome polish...

coke with steel wool

Daxin
06-19-2004, 06:46 PM
use brake cleaner to clean off all that brake dust and then mothers chrome cleaner. I use the chrome cleaner on my muffler tip and it works pretty good.

h3llbl4z3r
06-19-2004, 07:37 PM
Boost infested: Wheel acid and coke with steel wool or one or the other?

Daxin: its not just brake dust it like rust type stuff(maybe it is rust)

Boost Infested
06-19-2004, 08:04 PM
the detail shop at my work they have wheel acid just for chromed parts. it works really good, eats up all the rust and stains.

use coke or acid and a piece of steel wool. i have seen coke eaten through rust... :eek:

HellfireR6
09-19-2004, 01:50 AM
naaa dont listen 2 these guys, go to any bodyshop supplies and buy Autosol.... awesome product for chrome, aluminum etc... its like a wax, but for metals.... u wont regret!:thumbsup:

ex1z7
09-22-2004, 01:35 AM
how scary is it knowing Coca-Cola cleans chrome, eats through rust, and rotts teeth...yet its safe to drink >_<

lam-boy
09-22-2004, 01:49 AM
windex works..

gnarkill
12-14-2004, 11:07 PM
you can buy specail "chrome cleaner" i bought some mothers stuff i beilive and we washed my hole friends scooter with it and it looks so sharp! oh an his hole entire scooter is pure chrome haha

FiveFreshFish
12-15-2004, 03:43 AM
This is what I use:

http://www.mothers.com/products/productcatalog/productpix/05100-05101.jpg

frozenrice
12-15-2004, 10:14 PM
Turtlewax has this stuff - rust remover and chrome polish. Apply with an old toothbrush, let dry and then wipe/buff off. Works good on spot rust on paint too.

ninspeed
12-16-2004, 10:32 PM
0000 steel wool, and some non amona based glass cleaner

maximus
12-17-2004, 05:56 PM
Originally posted by HellfireR6
naaa dont listen 2 these guys, go to any bodyshop supplies and buy Autosol.... awesome product for chrome, aluminum etc... its like a wax, but for metals.... u wont regret!:thumbsup:

Autosol is the shit!! I would trying using it first. Takes years of exhaust residue off of alluminum muffler tips.

edit: get the paste not the liquid.

tricky
12-21-2004, 12:43 PM
coke ... coca cola

theken
12-21-2004, 01:07 PM
flitz it :D the commercial looks so promising