Restoring chrome?

[93fox]

Is there anyway to restore this chrome triming?
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I do know it is chrome since its leaving black residue on my towel. I tried mothers mag and aluminum polish with 0000 steel wool and it didnt do much. It looks really dull and i was wondering what would be the best product to use to bring this back to life? The chrome bumpers are also the same. Anything you guys recommend to tackle this?

[fancyfootwork]

Really, Mothers Mag and Alum didn't work? I don't know then.

[Flash Gordon]

Are you sure thats chrome Oscar?

[ScottB]

perhaps a chrome specific polish ?? As I remember for blueing of chrome, Blu-job use to repair it and made it bling-bling.

[Ted S.]

Just be careful. Chrome is usually a three step process; the chromium, nickel, and copper layers in my brief experience are extremely thin.:dblthumb2:

[93fox]

Are you sure thats chrome Oscar?
yes its chrome, i tried the mothers mag and aluminum polish with a polishing pad and the whole pad has black residue... im just wondering what i can use to really make it pop again.

[Dr Oldz]

Just because your pad turned black doesn't make it chrome. It can be aluminum

[poweraid]

same for stainless . will turn pad black also . I just compounded and polished stainless . I was able to rid of lots of scratches and it shined it up like a mirror . I did a post on this

[poweraid]

is that beltline trim ?

[mark58]

Looks like stainless steel to me. Did you try putting a Magnet on it? If not magnetic must be stainless. I used Ultimate polishing compound and mine door post are like a mirror. Yes it will turn pad black. I think "Poweraid" has it right.

[Kristopher1129]

That's not chrome man. Chrome wouldn't leave black residue unless it was just plain dirty. Looks like either stainless, or polished aluminum. My guess is stainless. Either way, they are both just as much of a pain in the ass to polish.

It's like aluminum...you gotta polish over and over again.

[swirl]

you can try an sos pad on your bumper this works sometimes we have tride it in our detailing shop

[93fox]

same for stainless . will turn pad black also . I just compounded and polished stainless . I was able to rid of lots of scratches and it shined it up like a mirror . I did a post on this
compound.... your right... i used compound long time ago on some trim like this and it worked wonders! im going to use some m105 and a mini wool pad with my drill and see what that does.

[poweraid]

same for stainless . will turn pad black also . I just compounded and polished stainless . I was able to rid of lots of scratches and it shined it up like a mirror . I did a post on this

thanks Bobby g

[richy]

you can try an sos pad on your bumper this works sometimes we have tride it in our detailing shop
No. Keep the SOS for your pots!


compound.... your right... i used compound long time ago on some trim like this and it worked wonders! im going to use some m105 and a mini wool pad with my drill and see what that does.
I have had very, very good luck polishing different metal (chrome, stainless, etc) with a small white wool pad and M105 on my rotary. Collinite Metal Wax is also another great product you can use after this step. You can put it on with a rotary and a small foam pad. It will shine like crazy!!