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#1
11-27-2007, 11:22 PM
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Chrome Cleaner
I was just wondering if there is any chemical that I can buy to bring back the shine in my 84 300 D. My grille is looking a bit tired and worn out. Any suggestions??
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http://www.libertyagrifuels.com 1984 300D Turbo 1980 300SD Sold 1983 300TD Sold Dagger 16 ft. Legend Canoe (for the weekends) Marin Northside Trail Mtn. Bike 
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11-27-2007, 11:26 PM
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Mothers Aluminum and Magnesium polish.. works great for my grill.. although my anodized trim around the windows and such is shot
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#3
11-27-2007, 11:34 PM
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Use a pumice hand cleaner like GoJo to do the heavy cleaning and a good off the shelf chrome polish to make it shine.
That chrome stack I posted on the other thread, it used to be badly stained by baked on exhaust soot and other nasty road things to the point it looked like an old galvanized pipe rather than chrome. About an hour of scrubbing and polishing brought it back to new except for the underside where the chrome was corroded off.
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#4
11-27-2007, 11:36 PM
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Thanks a lot guys. Should I use a standard brush, rag, ??
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http://www.libertyagrifuels.com 1984 300D Turbo 1980 300SD Sold 1983 300TD Sold Dagger 16 ft. Legend Canoe (for the weekends) Marin Northside Trail Mtn. Bike
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#5
11-27-2007, 11:45 PM
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I went through an entire bag of red cloth shop rags when I cleaned my pipe. Probably not the best choice to use, but it was the best I had available at the time.
A stiff bristle tooth brush would work well. Remember to swirl! 
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#6
11-28-2007, 08:46 AM
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What about the aluminum trim? Is there anything good for cleaning that up?
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century  OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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#7
11-28-2007, 11:28 AM
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Frequent use of a good, light Chrome Polish will maintain the finish and offer protection. Mag Polish offers no protection.
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#8
11-28-2007, 06:14 PM
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Nev-R-Dull is good, and safe also, in my experience. I especially like it to clean up and polish the air cleaner lid on the engine. It works very well for that.
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 1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ... 1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold) 2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp 1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k 2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive  (sold)
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#9
11-28-2007, 06:18 PM
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The trim on the doors is a pita to remove since it was the second thing put on those doors the window trim.. well.. the windows have to come out to have that re-done... I am out of mothers polish so I was planning on getting some chrome stuff from them or the Meguiars polish for all metals.. it claims it can remove oxidation from anodized aluminum.
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#10
11-29-2007, 01:37 PM
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Well, let me know if it works on that, would you, Joe? I don't think I'll go through the time and effort of removing the trim and reanodizing it.
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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#11
11-29-2007, 02:11 PM
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YES!..I have been wanting to clean the aluminum forever..Please let us know how your project works out!!
Dakota 1981 300D China Blue 194k
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