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Title: Chrome cleaning
Post by: Triumphant59 on May 06, 2019, 09:33:39 PM

My original exhaust is in reasonable condition but has the usual rust. Can anyone recommend any domestic cleaners used with fine steel wool maybe that will remove the rust and staining?

Title: Re: Chrome cleaning
Post by: K2-K6 on May 06, 2019, 10:08:55 PM

Toothpaste and plastic bath cleaners are both very, very, very mild abrasive. Shouldn't scratch the chrome but maybe not aggressive enough to do what you want.

Caravan cleaning paste it a step up toward the "harder" stuff,  again for resin based surfaces.

Title: Re: Chrome cleaning
Post by: Nurse Julie on May 06, 2019, 10:24:36 PM

I use 0000 wire wool on mine, used dry with no cleaning liquid. It removes the small speckles of rust but not the chrome.

Title: Re: Chrome cleaning
Post by: K2-K6 on May 06, 2019, 10:31:16 PM

Chemically,  you could try limescale remover.

But you'd need to verify any effect on something to assess it prior to subjecting something critical to trial.