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Offline harris

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scratches in chrome help
« on: February 01, 2009, 09:21 AM »
i have a frame thats a 50/50 against getting a re chrome   but wanted to try to swing that 60/40 
so i can keep it as original as possible
i have tried a few products but still scratched up a fare bit   any others i should try..  dan

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2009, 09:24 AM »
have you tried brasso!!!
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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2009, 09:27 AM »
yes mate tried the brasso   i might not have spent enough time on it tbh
so maybe need to give it a little more time.
are their any proper producs for such a job.

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2009, 09:52 AM »
try mer scratch remover for light scratches

but deeper 1s will be nigh on impossible to polish out

r :-\

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2009, 09:55 AM »

got to be autosol dan , that will give you a fighting chance . i think anything else woul be to abrasive  :-\

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2009, 11:04 AM »


autosol then peak dan, failing that fooking skip it

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2009, 11:50 AM »


On my hutch I used a cutting paste first, i think it was G4, i got for my car to get rid of the swirl marks before waxing it, then i used autosol. came up a treat  :smitten:

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2009, 02:48 PM »

got to be autosol dan , that will give you a fighting chance . i think anything else woul be to abrasive  :-\
  autosol is an abrasive, try brown sauce, seriously...daddies works

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2009, 02:50 PM »
sorry missed the "to" abrasive... daddies..

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2009, 05:42 PM »
i have a frame thats a 50/50 against getting a re chrome   but wanted to try to swing that 60/40 


Sorry Dan, I switched off thinking it was a maths lesson.  ;)

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Re: scratches in chrome help
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2009, 06:47 PM »
Autosol all the way or Marine shine as it's known in spain. I worked 7yrs doing boat valeting and for chrome it's the best there is and on Million pound boats you want your shiney bits very blingy.

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