How to remove heavy rust off Crome

[Mercedes350]

They are tail pipes

[inDetail]

#0000 steel wool and rubbing or steel polish compound

[erichaley]

Use Iron-X, it will dissolve the rust. Used it on a neighbor's rusted trailer hitch, and not only did we discover there was chrome underneath, there was lettering too!

[erichaley]

#0000 steel wool and rubbing or steel polish compound

Do this after the Iron-X.

[FUNX650]

They are tail pipes

Sounds like the chromium-plating has been sorely compromised.

Use of Turtle Wax's "Chrome Polish and Rust Remover" may, indeed, remove the majority of the rust...

But because the chromium-plating has already been compromised:
I doubt very seriously if the tailpipes will ever again have a bright,
shiny, chrome appearance...without them being 're-chromed', that is.



Bob

[jackychai]

I thought carpro says not to use ironx on bare metal. So is it safe on chrome?

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[erichaley]

Chromed metal isn't bare... It's plated, with chrome...

Their website does say its safe on chrome plated wheels, so I don't see why it wouldn't be safe on chrome plated tailpipes.

[FUNX650]

Chromed metal isn't bare... It's plated, with chrome...

Their website does say its safe on chrome plated wheels, so I don't see why it wouldn't be safe on chrome plated tailpipes.

-I can see where products such as IronX would not be safe on compromised (heavy rust) chromium-plating.
Or for other compromised metal platings. And even compromised "clear-coated-metals", as far as that goes.

-Goes to the root of the: "Do not use on bare metals" warning.


Also:
-I always define: "rusted"...as being equivalent to: "having been eaten away".



@OP:
If you have the time, and don't mind......Thanks.




Bob

[erichaley]

Good point Bob!