<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nHe jumped straight to using chrome polish–while this isn’t a bad thing, you should always start with gentler cleaners first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dishsoap<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Good old dishsoap and water! as always, don’t soak your chrome hardware, but with a rag and a little bit of dishsoap this will do well to remove any dirt or any particulates. Use a non-abrasive cloth and make sure to buff the chrome dry after cleaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turtle Wax Chrome Polish<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
If you have a chrome polish, such as Turtle Wax’s Chrome Polish that you use for your car or other household products, this can be used for polishing the chrome on your drum hardware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Homemade Polish<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
This is where this gets controversial, some people use lemon juice\/vinegar and backing soda as a chrome cleaner. Although the pH is neutralized this method, they both can work together to polish the chrome, others use aluminum foil as a polishing abrasive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use your best judgment– backing soda and vinegar pastes will be a bit gentler than other homemade methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goof Off\/Goo Gone (removing tape residue)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For one reason or another, you may find that your chrome hardware has that terrible tape residue. You can use goo gone or goof off as a way to get this tape residue off. Make sure and clean the chrome thoroughly after using these chemicals–goo gone in particular has kerosene in it. Some swear by kerosene as a chrome cleaner, but probably not something you want to leave there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What About Windex?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Windex is probably gentle enough to not cause a real issue, but I would still avoid using glass cleaner because of the ammonia–ammonia will eventually work its way through that chrome plating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t Use Brasso<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Although this is used for chrome at times, you should avoid it if possible because Brasso is an abrasive and can damage your chrome. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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