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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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what is the best to use when polishing chrome?

been getting smears no matter wot i do...

cheers
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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lively in concourse aint it
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Nice colour Adam, what colour is it and what polish or wax do you use to get that shine. Nice car, very nice.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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autosol mate for
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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autosol for me too
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Baxter
Nice colour Adam, what colour is it and what polish or wax do you use to get that shine. Nice car, very nice.
cheers, its imperial blue.

i used autoglym super resin polish for a while but have started using meguiars recently...much better

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AUTOSOL it is then cheers lads
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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on polished ally i use autosol, but on mirror polished stainless steel or chrome i use a good quality non smear window cleaner
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peak is better than autosol on chrome
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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as above autosol nothing compares to it, ive had mine for ages aswell its a big tube, but im not a big bufty fan so it only comes out once every summer
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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large area's of chrome come up nice with halfrauds own brand glass cleaner ..
i install coffee machines for a living which are chrome plated ...
if its just smears .. use boiling water on soft paper tissue and then wipe off with dry paper straight after ....
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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Autosol and tissue roll. Don't use a rag, tissue paper only. I use a bog roll !!!
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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autosol fookin owns chrome and s/s
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Autosol is simplt the best IMO
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