Keeping chrome clean with brake cleaner?

[madrussian]

Anyone tried using brake cleaner to clean your chrome rims??? I tried it on my broken rim and it's better then any chrome polish, don't have to buff them for ever, it takes few minutes and they look like a mirror! Is there anything bad about it, like does it effects chrome in any way?

 

[VTXFrank]

Chrome is a coating. I can't imagine brake cleaner eating through it, but if you ever had a chip in the chrome revealing the under lying metal, it might cause it to flake faster.

 

[madrussian]

Chrome is a coating. I can't imagine brake cleaner eating through it, but if you ever had a chip in the chrome revealing the under lying metal, it might cause it to flake faster.

I wouldn't clean them with brake cleaner all the time, but if there any oxidation or brake and road grime, brake cleaner works the best! I would say maybe once or twice in two month period and then just maintain with polish

 

[Charlie Sheen]

...brake cleaner...

...brake fluid...

Which one is it that you're using?

 

[Shane361]

Use Eagle1 "chrome and wheel cleaner" and then windex on a daily basis.

 

[madrussian]

Which one is it that you're using?

Cleaner, previous post was a typo.... I wouldn't think brake fluid would be a good cleaner, sigh....

 

[allinon72]

I would not use brake cleaner on chrome, especially if you have aftermarket rims where the chrome quality is marginal at best.

 

[DKS]

Try some Plexus. Cleans and polishes. It's great for just spraying them off and wiping them down after a drive. I wouldn't suggest it on neglected wheels with a lot of dust, but it's great stuff and has many uses.

 

[mpf]

You are just hitting them with a harsh hydrocarbon, great for greasy stuff.
To get rid of the brownish/black stain, try some phosphoric acid, sold at hardware store
for janitorial puposes. It does NOT affect paint, I have been doing this for years.
A weak version would be "lime away" or 'CLR', they don't have the power to loosen
the bonds of the stains, which is what the strong stuff does.

 

[Zacharyx]

I normally just use alcohol to clean most things shiney

 

[madrussian]

I normally just use alcohol to clean most things shiney

I usually got a different use for alcohol......lol