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Re: Cleaning vintage chrome?
Simichrome works petty well, it comes in a tube and is a bit spendy but does a great job. After you polish it lay on a coat of car wax. The guys at the chrome shop that belonged to friends of my dad and uncle coated all freshly chromed pieces with a coat of Rally Wax and didn't polish it off. They suggested on keeping the chrome waxed to protect it.
When I lived in Texas and Waco Plating did what chrome I needed and could afford to have done he told me about a customer with a sports car that he had redone the chrome for a couple of times because the guy polished the chrome so much he actually wore it out. The guy at the chorme shop said no matter how much he fussed at the guy or told him he was polishing it too much he just kept on polishing it on an all too regular basis.
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club.
My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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