Cleaning Chrome Appliances

[Nightfox]

I know you can get Brasso for Brass and such, but not seen anything for Chrome.

The Misses recently bought a few new chrome items for the kitchen, Kettle, Bread Bin, Coffee - Tea - Sugar Pots etc, and they are all that type of chrome where you only have to look at it and it gets smudges that are a nightmare to remove.

Is there any Chrome Cleaning Solution, or any homebrew tips for cleaning chrome and getting smudges out? everything I have tried doesnt work so I turn to you experts for help.

 

[Symptoms]

foxy - only use a liquid cleaner. I use Aro Kitchen Cleaner (liquid in a 'trigger' spray bottle), spray on, wipe off with a hardly damp cloth (I use kitchen paper) to leave a dazzling finish. Aro stuff is only available from the Makro wholesaler; the supermarkets sell similar stuff. Never use a abrasive cleaner (Brasso is abrasive). This spray is also good for stainless kitchen stuff.

 

[Nightfox]

Where can I buy this stuff?

 

[JohnD]

you also need soft water or you will get limescale watermarks.

Next time you get a new wife, tell her to buy Brushed Stainless not Mirror finish.

 

[Nightfox]

So say I went into Asda or Tesco can anyone tell me what product I would be looking for, an exact name would be awesome.

 

[joe-90]

Any cleaner will do that takes the grease off. Unlike brass which is soft chrome is extremely hard - so you don't take any metal off as you do with Brasso.

 

[griffin]

Use baby oil (or cooking oil) - rub on with cotton wool or kitchen towel then wipe off. Works brilliantly on shiny chrome etc.

 

[2scoops0406]

Never clean chrome when it's hot though as it will "blue" which is not reversible, requiring a rechrome.

 

[theoutlaw]

Baby oil does it for me, works well on stainless as well.

Tony

 

[breezer]

i dont suppose Nightfox cares.

Nightfox last posted in June, but asked this question 4 months ago

please check the date a post was made

 

[mattylad]

This seems to be happening a lot recently, I wonder if there is something up with the search?