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Chrome staining - How to remove ?

  • 22-09-2014 1:24pm
    #1
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    this has well and truly beaten me. Any tips for removing the cloudy effect in attached images ? Audi A6 chrome window surround.

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Comments

  • #2
    Mr Detail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Mr Detail


    I'll guess as it's an Audi they are actually metal and not plastic??

    I have unfortunately seen a couple of BMW lately which the chrome trim just could not be restored. I am no export on chrome finishes to be honest but the usual rules apply, start with the least aggressive product and work your way up.

    Some I have brought back have been really hard work and have ended up using fairly aggressive compounds and polishes to restore them.

    What have you tried so far, metal/chrome polish??

    If you have tried the above then I would be testing out some regular paint polishes or compounds on them next (test a tiny area first but shouldn't be an issue). If that doesn't work, take them off and get them painted or dipped :-)


  • #3
    Bandito909
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Bandito909


    Best thing for it is to mask up the paint around the chrome.
    Get a cup filled with coca cola, and a nice big piece of tin foil. Dip the foil into the cup and rub away.


  • #4
    Stallingrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭Stallingrad


    VAG chrome has been rubbish for years, crazy they are still using such inferior stuff.


  • #5
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    I had this kind of thing on the chrome trim on my 3 series as Mr. Detail mentioned. I used a dremmel and Autosol metal polish to remove it completely. It's slow and tedious work as you are using the edge of a 1.5 inch diameter polishing disc (from the black box if small bits that Aldi/Lidl often sell) but it has never returned.


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