anyone tried the meguier's wax-it-dry stuff? i got some on the chrome trim but i noticed the chrome isn't as relfective as the other parts that i had not applied it on? is this just the wax coating or is the chrome damaged?

 

what trim pieces?

 

the chrome trim at the base of the window, the area at the corner where the front pillars are.

 

Try NXT All Metal Polysh


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yea that's not chrome, thats polished aluminum so its not damaged just need 2use that stuff OctaneGuy shows above. it might not bring it back up 2luster like all the rest of it cuz that wax might of been 2abrasive but try it might work.

 

ok ic, well that really sucks. thanks for the input. are there anymore "chrome" parts i should be watching out for next time?

 

i now think that this piece is actually stainless steel but im waitin' on a responce yet, & also that front trim on ur' bumper & bonnet r' aluminum but i've used all kinds of stuff on it & no damage to it yet.
im not going 2use them so have been experimenting on them.
my car is a 04' build so make sure urs is too b4 u take my advice.

 

it is a 2004 too, so just the trim around the window base and the grill are the spots to keep away next time?

 

my '04 has the chrome bumper strips..only one of them seems not to come clean, there is also some film or lack of luster on it, even after claying, using Turtle Wax chrome polish and even after NXT wax or zaino..,..it just won't come clean and shiny....any suggesions or is it maybe defective and the chrome on this piece is failing?

 

All MINI chrome is plastic. Even the door handles. If you use metal polish on the plastic chrome, it will ruin it.

I learned that the expensive way.

 

Actually there is a thin foil of chrome plating over the plastic. The trim that's mentioned in this thread--I removed mine of my 2003 Cooper and you could see the plating. I've had no issues with using the NXT All Metal Polysh to shine up the chrome. Maybe this is true of other metal polishes, but not so with NXT.

Richard

 

I believe you.

I still think that owners need to be aware of the materials used in building the MINI. Use on the "chrome" what you would use on your paint, and you will be doing the least damage.

 

I noticed on some plastic pieces that cover my lug bolts are made of similar chrome. The process looks really fascinating actually. In my opinion, it is better than classic chrome! Whe I saw was plastic, coated in copper (how this occurs, I do not know) then the copper picks up the chrome in a electric chrome process. Simple little lug bolt covers from ebay, but they always look beautiful and they are made of real chrome. Better I say in the sense that they are flexible but retain shape and also can be polished and protected.