Will Cleaning Chrome Rims With 0000 Steal Wool Harm The Chrome Finish

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Little movie to show damage that steel wool does to chrome. Don't think of using it on anything you care to keep pristine. Crumpled aluminum foil will do the job without scratching.

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0000 steel wool won't do that amount of harm, in my experienced opinion. Looks more like sandpaper damage to me.

And you are right almost aluminum foil, works corking!

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Aluminium foil? How does that work exactly?

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Photon said:

0000 steel wool won't practice that amount of damage, in my experienced opinion. Looks more like sandpaper damage to me.

And you are right about aluminum foil, works peachy!

May be right about 4-0, simply was steel wool according to seller.

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Trev said:

Aluminium foil? How does that work exactly?

Crumbled it up a fleck and dip in water or chrome cleaner. As it is used, it volition compact in side from polishing pressure, only works all the manner down to very compact piece.

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+1 on aluminium foil. I don't apply much pressure though.

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This is interesting, I must endeavor information technology! I judge it has a mild abrasive quality when crumpled upwards?

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Discussion! Your thread title is fightin' words for some people, simply I couldn't agree more. Steel wool, to me, is a short cut. I'll utilize it on tension rod threads just that's it.

This topic has been discussed many times and similar I always say, if I could keep one person from using steel wool on chrome or nickel, I did my function.

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Every time a pulsate comes up damaged by this stuff, a dozen people and sometimes even a few well knowns pop in and swear on their mothers graves how skillful information technology is.

Leave steel wool to the people who swear on it. Dont buy any drums from them. Adequately simple. Buy make clean drums that take never seen steel wool.

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Trev said:

This is interesting, I must attempt it! I guess information technology has a mild abrasive quality when crumpled up?

Yep & yous can shape the pieces you utilise to fit the weird nooks like where the angles come across on a hoop, which is where the rust commonly forms first. I coil the brawl of tin can foil into a point. Hope all's well in Oz, Trev!

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This is interesting, I must try information technology! I guess it has a mild annoying quality when crumpled up?

Yeah & you can shape the pieces you use to fit the weird nooks like where the angles meet on a hoop, which is where the rust usually forms first. I gyre the ball of can foil into a point. Hope all's well in Oz, Trev!

Thanks Monsieur Poodle, nifty info.
Yes, things are good hither mate. Got a lot of gigs and several projects going, thank you to your practiced cocky and some other generous forum members!
I have a couple of hoops suffering from rust and will definitely try the aluminium foil. Can I use the Bar Keepers Friend with it or is there something more suitable?

Deplorable Amosguy, don't mean to hijack the thread here!

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Trev said:

This is interesting, I must endeavour information technology! I guess information technology has a balmy annoying quality when crumpled up?

Yeah & y'all tin shape the pieces you utilize to fit the weird nooks like where the angles run across on a hoop, which is where the rust usually forms first. I curlicue the ball of tin foil into a betoken. Hope all's well in Oz, Trev!

Thanks Monsieur Poodle, not bad info.
Yes, things are proficient hither mate. Got a lot of gigs and several projects going, thanks to your proficient self and some other generous forum members!
I accept a couple of hoops suffering from rust and will definitely try the aluminium foil. Tin can I use the Bar Keepers Friend with it or is there something more suitable?

Sorry Amosguy, don't hateful to hijack the thread hither!

You sure can. I put a dab on my tin foil every so oft, without overdoing it. You will discover that the tin foil will initially give off a dark colour due to its brand-up, just just shine them afterward. Glad to hear you lot're busy!

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There's no way 0000 steel wool did that to the drum. Looks similar peradventure he got the wrong grade and rubbed really hard ?

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There's no way 0000 steel wool did that to the drum. Looks like maybe he got the wrong grade and rubbed really hard ?

This is my to the lowest degree favorite debate. Someone needs to do a double blind exam on a set of hoops and everyone can vote on which one used steel wool and which i didn't

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If you admittedly have to use steel wool or any other annoying cleaner on your pulsate parts please remove the hardware from the drum outset. It really does a number on a mirror chrome cease as well as a wrap and or lacquer cease.

Carry on

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Every time a drum comes up damaged by this stuff, a dozen people and sometimes even a few well knowns pop in and swear on their mothers graves how good it is.

Leave steel wool to the people who swear on it. Dont buy any drums from them. Fairly unproblematic. Buy clean drums that accept never seen steel wool.

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Scrunched upwardly foil is softer than chrome so the foil won't scratch the chrome.

There were past discussions hither recommending dipping the foil in Coke before using it to polish chrome.

Probably better than drinking it.....

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The phosphoric acid in cola will make clean off rust. I've soaked rusty tension rods in it to clean the gunk off. You can also buy phosphoric acrid at many pharmacies (with a signature).

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I utilize 0000 steel wool to make clean COS shells all of the time and it works perfect, whatever caused the damage yous posted at the very least is not 0000 steel wool.

Source: https://www.drumforum.org/threads/dont-use-steel-wool-on-chrome.128534/

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