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04-07-2013, 03:17 AM
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whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Im about gone crazy trying to figure out how to remove this foggnies from my front chrome bumper any idea guys I tryed all kinds of creams cleaners polishers I think next would just be a nee bumper :'(
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04-07-2013, 03:27 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Before you "polish" clean it or treat a chrome bumper you gotta make sure it's fully cleaned. Best way to start is to scrub it down with a SOS pad next time you wash it it's got cleaners built into it and won't scratch your bumper anymore than it already has.
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04-07-2013, 03:36 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
What's a sos pad
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04-07-2013, 04:06 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Here's an SOS pad..
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04-07-2013, 04:08 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
So like a dish pad I hear that microfiber is always good
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04-07-2013, 04:09 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
I like using steel wool. Just make sure you use the fine stuff, not the course stuff or it could scratch. Also, only use on real plated chrome metal, not cheep plastic chrome or aluminum, or it will scratch.
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04-07-2013, 04:11 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Ive tried that stuff
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04-07-2013, 04:14 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Might be easier to just get a new bumper if steel wool won't clean it. I've steel wool'd some really nasty bumpers with surface rust or painted chrome, and they looked new after.
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04-07-2013, 04:19 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Its notv rusty or painted its chrome buts it just seems foggy and hazy n I want it to shine like new
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04-07-2013, 04:32 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Hmm interesting. Maybe has something to do with your climate? Or maybe it was a bad plating job.
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04-09-2013, 03:27 AM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
How old is the bumper with this foggy look? If its original to the vehicle getting it shiny new wont happen because of age and use.
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04-09-2013, 05:12 AM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
My experience is that the foggy will not come out of the chrome and you will always have a little haze in your bumper.
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04-09-2013, 12:47 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
I agree with Frank; that's been my experience.
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04-09-2013, 12:47 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
I agree with Frank; that's been my experience.
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04-14-2013, 04:33 AM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
In my experience with chrome if fine steel wool doesn't work, nothing will.
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04-14-2013, 04:12 PM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
What about if I decide to paint it is there any way to make the paint stick ?
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04-21-2013, 09:22 AM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
can you post a pic? im not sure what kind of foggyness you are talking about.... Have you used Blue Magic or Never Dull polish?
my bumpers were real foggy when i got mine and after a few good washes with heavy dish soap and a few coats of polishing with blue magic she is starting to shine up. if i had my buffer for polishing im sure i could get them looking almost new again |
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04-21-2013, 10:07 AM
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Re: whats the best way to clean up a foggy chrome bumper
Anything that will polish is abrasive and in the long run, you will be able to see the scratches in the chrome. I have even used toothpaste as a poish in my past.
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