Recommend a good Chrome polish

Nasty1 · Sep 8, 2009

Hi
Seemed like the placed to ask this

been out and got myself a baby Triumph that has a small amount of chrome on it. The bike lives outside so looking for a decent polish that may last and help protect from the elements.

Cheers

Adie

Dave Ett · Sep 8, 2009

Solvol Autosol.

cherokee · Sep 8, 2009

Yep

+1 for the above

Stumpy · Sep 8, 2009

Belgom Chromes

http://thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Belgom.html

Not so abrasive as Autosol

Stumpy

alimey4u2 · Sep 8, 2009

"Mothers"... 2 million Harley owners can't be wrong

Rushy · Sep 8, 2009

stumpy said:
Belgom Chromes

http://thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Belgom.html

Not so abrasive as Autosol

Stumpy

Defo the best

ricardo · Sep 8, 2009

Autosol worked on my golf clubs (they'd been in the garage 4 years).
Are we supposed to polish bikes then?

Nasty1 · Sep 9, 2009

ricardo said:
Autosol worked on my golf clubs (they'd been in the garage 4 years).
Are we supposed to polish bikes then?

LOL

Nasty1 · Sep 9, 2009

I have found Autosol a bit abrasive ?

I see 'Mothers' is a popular choice and starting to show its face here.

The other option that comes up in a search is the 'Hot Chrome Environment Polish' seems to get a good rap.

Cheers

Adie

MikeP · Sep 9, 2009

Autosol do a chrome polish, a liquid, not the tube paste, it's not as abrasive.

If you want to protect the chrome, just use a quality polish, the same as you would use on painted surfaces.

Most metal polishes are cutting/grinding pastes and great for getting rid of oxidisation etc. You need something different to protect the finish.

mad moose · Sep 9, 2009

i find peek metal polish very good

Nasty1 · Sep 9, 2009

MikeP said:
Autosol do a chrome polish, a liquid, not the tube paste, it's not as abrasive.

If you want to protect the chrome, just use a quality polish, the same as you would use on painted surfaces.

Most metal polishes are cutting/grinding pastes and great for getting rid of oxidisation etc. You need something different to protect the finish.

I understand what your saying and some are obviously more aggressive than others.

stumpy said:
Belgom Chromes

http://thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Belgom.html
Stumpy

This seems to leave a wax residue of sorts for protection which is what I am looking for, so maybe I need to alternate between two types.

Thanks for the advice.

Adie

(RIP) Kaister · Sep 9, 2009

if its already shiny - use mr sheen

if it needs to be made shiny - solvol

back to beginning

Mutley · Sep 19, 2009

motomartin said:
if its already shiny - use mr sheen

if it needs to be made shiny - solvol

back to beginning

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