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    hi everyone could someone please tell me if you can use metal polish on the chrome strips on door trim thanks.

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    If it's to make the chrome come back No I have tried all kinds with no joy at all it's so annoying

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    mine also looks pitted

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    cheers mate they are not bad just not as shiny as i would like thanks anyway.

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    mine are nice and shinny . dont do anything to them except just clean them as i do with the rest off the car .

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    i have used auto gleam metal polish worked fine for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmywhu View Post
    i have used auto gleam metal polish worked fine for me

    just a note that they are not metal , they are plastic ,with a clear coating on the top , what happens is that water gets under the coating and they start to go cloudy ,

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    so how do you get rid of the cloudy effect?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angel1368 View Post
    so how do you get rid of the cloudy effect?
    watching this one as mine annoy the hell out of me

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    exhausts and chrome on car are really getting on my tits

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