View Full Version : Clean/Polish plastic chrome on Euro
aaronng
01-11-2004, 09:13 AM
How do you guys keep the chrome plastic sections of the door handle and window rim clean and shiny? Do you use some kind of product or just a supersoft cloth? What if it has fine scratches (the size of swirl marks), what could you do to get it shiny again?
Type R Positive
01-11-2004, 11:30 AM
I don't use anything to clean the chrome bits, it sounds like you have and they scratched. I just wipe the bits with a cloth. They get grubby easily, I just wipe them down when I wash the car.
aaronng
01-11-2004, 11:33 AM
I just ran a cotton cloth over them, and it was a bit scratched on 1 section... Damn, oh well, stupid me. I'll try to get one of those microfibre cloths instead and try that.
Type R Positive
01-11-2004, 11:54 AM
I just use terry toweling, or my shirt!
You could try some of that rim wax or normal car wax to hide the scratches, I don't really know how effective it would be. You might just have to try it.
aaronng
01-11-2004, 12:03 PM
Hhehehe, seeing that it is so fragile.... I just don't dare... :)
PERTH_EURO
01-11-2004, 12:56 PM
just wipe it with a soft dry cloth
evolution42
01-11-2004, 03:41 PM
i use a microfibre cloth- its truly excellent for the chrome bits on the euro
aaronng
01-11-2004, 04:42 PM
Okok, microfibre cloth it is. I'll pinch one off that was used for my camera before. Wash it a bit and dedicate that to the shiny bits. Thanks guys!
EuroAccord13
02-11-2004, 12:45 AM
There is a product specifically made for polishing chrome that sells in the Autoshops if you are particular, but normally, car polish does the job... :)
aaronng
02-11-2004, 07:37 AM
I thought that is for real metal chrome. The Euro's chrome is just a thin layer of metal chrome over plastic.
aaronng
02-11-2004, 07:38 AM
BTW, saw a silver Euro with plates ARE-XXP on Paramatta Rd. when I was sending my car for its 1000km service. Was that one of you?
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