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Old 03-13-2013, 10:33 PM   #6
Steve Plucker
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Default Re: Cleaning Zinc running board trim

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Originally Posted by VWJoe View Post
After reading many, many posts on claening Zinc (i.e. using lemons, rubbing on tomato paste, using vinager, etc, etc.) I tried using some aluminum cleaner I had on hand. It worked great. I brushed on the jelly-like cleaner, let it set for 5 minutes, then scrubbed it with a fine 3M scotch brite pad (red or gray). Very little scrubbing was needed. Then I removed the cleaner with a wet towel. It removed all the white and dark gray corrosion and left the Zinc a dull aluminum color. I then used some Blue Magic chrome polish to bring back the shine. Each running board took about 30 minutes to complete and turned out great.
Just courious...is the trim original or reproduction?

If repro...do we know if the repro is made of the same substance as the original?

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