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Title: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: paulbaker1954 on August 27, 2019, 08:17:05 AM: I have some bad marks on my No 1 exhaust header where my leather key fob was touching and has kind of melted some gunk on to the chrome which has baked itself on well and truly

I have tried a number of solvents but can shift it

I have some pretty aggressive paint stripper I was going to try to see if that softens it but not sure of what effect paint stripper may have on the chrome

Also any other bright ideas
Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: sye on August 27, 2019, 08:32:31 AM: Wonder wheels does a great job on chrome and is a mild acid, so should remove the crud too.
Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: paulbaker1954 on August 27, 2019, 08:34:43 AM: Quote from: sye on August 27, 2019, 08:32:31 AM
Wonder wheels does a great job on chrome and is a mild acid, so should remove the crud too.

May work but this stuff is HARD baked on, I did try cellulose thinners, petrol, paraffin etc but that isnt't touching it
Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: Johnwebley on August 27, 2019, 08:55:18 AM: Scrape most off when the exhaust
is hot.

Then as it cools. Try the solvent

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Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on August 27, 2019, 09:12:33 AM: Me too.

Ebay key fob was not leather at all.

S

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Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: paulbaker1954 on August 27, 2019, 09:17:07 AM: Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on August 27, 2019, 09:12:33 AM
Me too.

Ebay key fob was not leather at all.

S

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I think Faux is the correct term !!! Cut mine off the ring
Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 27, 2019, 09:20:44 AM: Fantastic for cleaning chrome exhausts
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Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on August 27, 2019, 09:34:48 AM: "Faux" is one of the things I said at the time Julie
Title: Re: Getting stuff of chrome
Post by: Rob62 on August 27, 2019, 12:50:20 PM: take a Stanley knife blade and carefully rub the sharp edge with fine wet n dry so that it is still sharp but not scratchy...… gen you can carefully scrape just about anything off any surface.