its a chrome fireplace, there is a mark which looks like a finger print and i have tried cleaning it with hot soapy water but it just wont go away. any tips on how to get rid??
2006-07-14 04:19:59 · 9 answers · asked by missilibi 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you can either take a rag and spray a small amount of windex on it and wipe the mark away or use a very small amount of wd-40 to get it off if the windex dont work
2006-07-14 04:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by MSHOTTIE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fireplace is brand new try original Coke.
If the chrome has ever been exposed to radiant heat from the fireplace, it maybe there for good. If the fingerprint was there before your first 2-4 times you have had it on or had a fire in it. The chemicals in fingerprints has oil and the oils are what leaves a impression in the chrome when the chrome is heated up. I hope it goes well.
2006-07-14 04:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by Dubya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't polish chrome, you clean it. Unlike aluminium and stainless, chrome don't oxidise much, it's pretty inert, very hard, and usually pretty thin. I have tried a bunch of polishes, including the expensive German ones, and have found nothing that will remove scratches from chrome. You live with a scratch in chrome, or replace the part.
If you are real careful not to scratch it, all you have to do is remove the schmutz and the shiny chrome will be (somewhere) underneath. Use soaps and solvents, but keep abrasives far away from chrome. Be very careful to use clean, soft rags, one embedded metal chip will ruin your day.
2006-07-14 04:24:19 · answer #3 · answered by Turbot Face 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
phone the manufactures and ask them..would not use any cleaning chemicals as they will probably either mark your fire or become flammable. Most gas fire manufactures recommend only a damp cloth to remove marks and then a dry cloth to clear off water marks..I have found that method to be fairly poor..good luck
2006-07-14 04:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by mac_mac_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sell a cleaner at the hardware stores specifically for chrome.
2006-07-14 04:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by roeskats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue Magic metal polishing cream
2006-07-14 04:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip seen on TV several times. Use brown sauce.
2006-07-14 04:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WD40 makes chrome shine!
Just make sure your fireplace is not on when you use it.
2006-07-14 04:49:10 · answer #8 · answered by mstrobert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
duraglit or brasso will take it off in seconds
2006-07-14 04:22:38 · answer #9 · answered by Dark Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋