More help with chrome

The first thing to do with chrome is to give it a good wash using warm soapy water, this will immediately brighten it up after removing layers of accumulated dirt and grime. You will then be able to see if the rust is too bad to be cleaned up, or needs replacing (see my earlier post). Be careful when cleaning the chrome as most scouring pads are made of wire wool and will leave tiny scratches behind. If the rust is minimal you could try make a scrunchy out of acrylic knitting yarn, this is not as abrasive as brillo pads or other wire wool products. Another method is to use tinfoil, scrunched into a ball and dipped in white vinegar. Or yet another method, a brass brush dipped in white spirit. Halfords sell a product called Autosol which can also be used, but personally I found this did not help much with removing rust, but is great for polishing the chrome afterwards.