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  1. CHKMINI

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    #4 CHKMINI, Jan 29, 2014
    I couldn't figure out how to clean chrome so I removed all of it!
     
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    #8 Crashton, Jan 29, 2014
    I'm sure not going to challenge your metal identification skills. :D
     
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    #2 Metalman, Jan 29, 2014
    Ernesto has a unique process he uses.....:D

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    #3 Crashton, Jan 29, 2014
    You have to remember that the chrome on a MINI is not real chrome, but a plastic chrome. I think simichrome may work, but try it in a small inconspicuous part before you go great guns on it.
     
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    #5 Metalman, Jan 29, 2014
    Some of the chrome trim on the R56 may be metal (around the belt line) and some may be electroplated plastic like the trim around the front grill, head light and tail lights, gas cap etc....
     
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    #6 whaap, Jan 29, 2014
    Be a little cautious. Polishing chrome can lead to a problem as chrome is so thin that eventually you will have polished right through it. Unless your chrome is pitted I'd just trust soap and water.
     
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    #7 Dave.0, Jan 29, 2014
    3M black tape looks good. :devil:

    If you really want to polish it and not wear it down use this. (Only $14.00)
    http://www.amazon.com/California-Custom-Purple-Metal-Polish/dp/B004MNKM9A/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_1

    I use it on the only chrome thing I have on my car, the exhaust tips. :lol:

    I guy I know has a custom show dump truck (yup dump truck) and the whole dump part in the back is chrome plated and looks like a huge mirror. He also uses this on his tanks, bumpers, stacks and air cleaner and everything else that's chrome.