How
to Clean Chromed Plastic on Vehicles
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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.
