Removing corrosion from chrome hardware.

[catdogcat]

Does any one here know of a good way of Removing corrosion from chrome hardware. It looks kind of like bluish green mold and is really hard and brittle. If you scratch it with your finger nails it kind of flakes off like a powder. This stuff is growing on my door handle hardware and the cabinet hardware. Not sure but the hardware may be polished stainless, though unlikely.

[Old Jim]

Check out this thread: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=5474

You might try this on a small piece of your chrome to see if it works. It seems to work on most metals.

Jim

[mikeporterinmd]

One of the best metal cleaners is the 3-M magic metal cleaning cloth
that West Marine sells. I took out some decent pitting in the SS
helm wheel with it. Powerboat Reports, I believe, rated it the best
metal cleaner.

Mike

[Levity]

White vinegar works well on stainless. I used it to clean rust stains on a used bow roller. The rust dissolved away and the stainless shined as if it had been polished.

Mike
'Levity'

[ccflyer]

I heard about Woody Wax on a PBS show a few years back.
It's a bit pricy but that may be because it can work near miracles.
http://www.woody-wax.com/woody_wax_cpr_system.php

Phil

[mikeporterinmd]