Cleaning Chrome on my X-53

[Christopher]

I have this Western Flyer X-53 in really great condition, but it does have some initial rust starting on both the chrome part of the chain guard and the tank..... I'm afraid to take steel wool to it knowing the chrome plating is very shallow.... Does anyone have any tricks?

 

[Christopher]

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[spoker]

oooosteel wool with simi-chrome on it,oooo doesnt scratch and simi-chrome shines it

 

[Christopher]

Would you do it dry? WD40?

 

[Boris]

Wad up some aluminum foil. Test a small area. I believe you'll be pleased with the results. Some people like to use with water, however I don't really see the necessity.

 

[Christopher]

I've heard of that trick, but thought it was a wives tale!

 

[Boris]

Discussion:
http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/steel-wool-too-light-for-chrome.28837/

Post #21
Take a new chrome part and rub it with some 0000 steel wool and you'll see that it will dull the chrome. I dulled the heck out of a newly rechromed front bumper just by scrubbing bugs off of it with one of those material meshed sponges that's used to clean windshields.

Excerpt from post 28:
Steel wool will scratch chrome, it doesn't matter if it's 0000 or not.
It may look really good when you have some dull chrome next to rust, your thinking this is working great. Than you put your freshly scrubbed chrome up against nice original chrome and it doesn't look so shiny anymore.

My Opinion:
IT'S TIME TO RETHINK ADVISING THE USE OF STEEL WOOL ON GOOD CHROME!!!

 

[bikecrazy]

WD40 works great with steel wool

 

[Christopher]

Thanks guys! It appears like everyone has an opinion on this...... I'll give a little steel aluminum foil a shot 1st.

So has anyone used evapo-rust?

 

[Boris]

Testimonial on Evapo-rust in thread link that I posted.