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I have a hood ornament that was not cleaned in 63 years and was black and yellow with tarnish.It laid in a garage since it was removed from the car in the mid 50s. I tried all the cleaners that I normally use nothing worked.Even tried laying rags soaked with vinegar on it for hours Still nothing.I tried this stuff called blue magic and in less than 1 hour the ornament shined about as good as it could without being rechromed . But I did try this on bumpers and the results where the same as any other cleaner.Maybe it just worked on that because of the type of tarnish that was on it.But you may want to try it if you have something with black and yellow Tarnish.

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I use Blue Magic on my chrome and it works wonders on my Rvs aluminum rims. I use gloves when working with it especially on the RV's rims otherwise the hands turn out black from the metal.

I have used kerosene and 000/0000 steel wool to clean and polish chrome and stainless steel. It does not scratch the finish and leaves a very thin oil film to help protect the finishes. Kerosene was a common cleaner and lubricator back in the day when watch were cleaned and oiled. The oil in the kerosene does not get thick, impede or create friction in watch movements. I have found that chrome pitted by corrosion cleans up well and the kerosene appears (too me) to slow down the corrosive action. Hope this helps.