Chrome trim...

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  1. lorkav

    lorkav New Member

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    What are the best products to use to make the trim or bumpers shine and remove a yucky finish ?
    I'm thinking the bumper is a way different product than for say...the lower metal panels below my doors and bottom edges. ??

    Thanks !! Lorkav...
    P.S. My car gets so many laughs. Caught a couple taking pictures of it at a light. My son thinks I'm going to hit everything in sight cuz it's so HUGE. :yup:
    Got my plate to be- GRIZ WLD. People point and laugh. It HAS to be the car....lol
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Got my plate to be- GRIZ WLD. People point and laugh. It HAS to be the car....lol

    Maybe it's YOU !~ But who cares as long as you have people laughing and taking pictures ! :rofl2:
     
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    haha....pretty funny !! Could be.... :disagree: How to I tell chrome from a different metal ?? In order to treat it well ? Chrome polish best on... what stuff ??

    Thanks ! :wave:
     
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    Chrome



    Thanks ! Will hafta look that up. :)

    Is it good on those lower side base of the door metal panels ? ( dunno proper name ) , window surrounds ? Grill ? :confused: I gots some polishing to do....
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    It is good for anything that IS NOT plastic or painted.
     
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    The bumpers are chrome plated steel. The trim on the bottom of the car, the belt line trim and wheel well moldings are all stainless steel. Chrome/metal polish works on all of them. DO NOT touch the grill or the surround with the polish. You'll peel the plastichrome right off!
     
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    Tanks !

    Ok....awesome ! What does one take care of the front grill with ..? Any type polish ,...ever ? Something special ? Don't wanna muck up the finish , like you mentioned.

    It will be fun to shine it up. Went to few cruise-ins recently....not one wagon. Hope to dress mine up and enter one day. :1st: It would be fun to show it off and get people's reaction.
     

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