Triumphrat

stampde

does any one know of something to get the finish ( chrome i believe ) on the stock header pipe back up to snuff ??
its burned and crusty looking

Satch

I saw some suggestions on the Twins forum.

Speed3

This stuff works very well, and somehow you feel good after...
http://www.autogeek.net/blujob.html

stampde

THAT Blue job stuff looks good , gonna' try it

Speed3

Here's a pic of my collector, 11 years old...

stampde

damn still looks great

Speed3

LOL, I got me one of those Mothers cone polishers that goes on your drill... Anything you want shiny takes about 2 minutes! Now my car, on the other hand, gets washed about once a year... More often when it rains.

vilenotion

Triple or even quadruple fine steel wool works really well. After a rinse off, or going through rain, let it dry and just rub it slightly with the steel wool. Wont scratch chrome and makes it really shiny. Works awesome for headlights, forks, anything not painted.

KitNYC

Steel wool most certainly will scratch chromed and polished surfaces! It can be great to restore something that's gone way off to acceptable condition, but it's also a good way to get something new to acceptable condition. Same goes for Bar Keepers Friend.

Cheers,
-Kit

donwann

Thanks Kit! Great way to put it because some people don't understand that steel wool, scouring powder, scotchbrite, etc. are abrasives. There's no chemical reaction with them to take the oxidation off. Having worked in a buddy's chrome shop I have seen people "steel wool" the microscopic layer of chrome off of a part leaving patches of bare nickle showing through!!! They wonder why part of there part has a faint gold tint instead of the faint chrome blue tint!!! I have heard of people using aluminum foil also to polish their chrome. Again its just job security for the chrome platers!!!