How to cleaning chrome

<p>Although polishing chrome is often considered to be the same as polishing metal&comma; there is a slight difference&period; Because chrome has more of a mirror shine&comma; imperfections are much easier to see with the naked eye&period; Making it more difficult to achieve a perfect result&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Difference between metal and chrome<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Most metal parts don&&num;8217&semi;t have the flawless mirror shine that chrome offers&comma; this is one of the reasons that chrome is popular when adding the final touches to a show car&comma; or when designed a vehicle&period; Chrome adds shine&comma; class and can create a stunning reflective effect&period; This is less easy with other types of metal&comma; although it is not impossible&period; Most chrome used on cars is so called &&num;8220&semi;chrome-plated&&num;8221&semi;&comma; meaning there is only a thin layer chrome on top of something else&period; This can either be another type of metal&comma; or plastic&period; The thin layer of chrome is very thin&comma; and can easily be damaged&period; Chrome itself does not rust&comma; so when seeing rust on a very fine polished surface&comma; it is likely due to it either being another type of metal or the material underneath the chrome has started to rust&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>How to get the perfect result<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Just like when polishing paint&comma; you need to remove the deepest imperfection before you can start to finish the final result&period; Using a more rough metal polish will likely take care of the deepest imperfections&period; Using a machine will help&period; Start by removing the deepest imperfection&comma; wipe down properly after polishing&comma; then go down 1 step and work your way down to a finishing polish&period; Using dedicated metal&sol;chrome polishes will likely result in a better finish&period; When done&comma; make sure you wipe down properly and inspect under different angles of light and different types of light&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Important things to look out for<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Chrome is different then a solid block of 1 material&period; If you take a wheel made from a solid piece of aluminium&comma; it won&&num;8217&semi;t matter how deep you cut&period; You will always see aluminium&period; With chrome-plated materials&comma; you only have a very thin layer of chrome to work with&period; Measuring this thickness can be difficult because the cheaper paint thickness gauges won&&num;8217&semi;t be able to tell the different between chrome and metal&comma; or they will simply think the chrome is the only metal they need to find&period; Even when the thickness is 200 micron&comma; it will still read 0 micron on the display&period; The gauges that are capable of telling the difference are very expensive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another problem with chrome is its inherently flawless surface&period; Chrome is popular because it naturally has a perfect and flawless mirror-like surface&period; When it has imperfections&comma; these will stand out&period; A result from this is that you will be more likely to find imperfections after you are done polishing&comma; something that is more easily hidden on a painted surface&period; Due to the required level of cutting to achieve proper results&comma; and the level of perfection you want to achieve&comma; it can be a very difficult task to get a flawless result under all angles of light&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;