How to Clean Chromed Plastic on Vehicles

·                               Chromed plastic is found on many locations of a vehicle such as grills, door handles and body mouldings. It becomes water spotted, can be discolored from acid rain or covered in bug residue. Using a glass cleaner to remove these contaminants is the safest way to clean the plastic without harming the adjacent painted areas. This process can be repeated as needed. However, since the glass cleaner dries to a spotless finish, usually no further cleaning is necessary. 

Instructions

1

Mix a bucket of soapy water using dish detergent and water as if preparing to hand-wash a car. Use the mixture with a kitchen sponge to clean the moulding of all road film and grime. Dry when complete with a chamois or kitchen-type towel.

2

Apply glass cleaner such as Windex to a kitchen towel or directly onto chrome and scrub chromed area with the kitchen towel. Chrome does not scratch easily, so use moderate pressure to scrub stains.

3

Repeat as necessary. Due to the majority of stains, such as tree sap or acid rain spots, being water-based contaminants, a water-based cleaner such as Windex is the best for cleaning. Although glass cleaner should remove all stains, rubbing compound with a terry cloth rag and elbow grease may be used for removing more difficult stains such as dried bird droppings or bug residue.