moorsd123 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Not sure if this has been covered before, but I wanted to share my experience with this afternoon's activity..... tidy up my headers, which were tarnished.Tried using metal polish but that wasnt touching it, so decided to use a 15% concentrated solution of citric acid and let it soak for a while and then scrubed using fine wet and dry and wire wool (rinsing thoroughly with fresh water afterwards). This method worked really well, removing the tarnish without too much elbow grease!This is the result after about an hours work! Not after a concours standard polished look, just a tidy up, so more than happy with how it turned out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRo Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Great tips, thanks. I'll need to give mine some TLC before the end of hibernation and yours look like I will want mine to.It's the stubborn tarnishing on the end pipe which I struggle to remove with Autosol. A previous recommendation of Harpic was good but not curative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 #2, I've used Brasso to good effect on the tailpipe, and in fact any pipework that has previously had a good machine polish. Seems to keep it looking smart for very little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby S Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I use Harpic bog cleaner on mine with a scourer/fine wet and dry with similar results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorsd123 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 I heard that Harpic 10x Power cleaner has good results (Hydrochloric Acid), but due to being more aggressive and designed to cling to toilet bowls, you just have to make sure everything is thoroughly rinsed to avoid any left over continuing to eat away at the stainless.Citric acid is apparently also used for passivation of Stainless steel, so will be interesting to see if using this also helps it to stay tarnish free for longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I seem to recall a cautionary tale of wire wool and stainless steel. Does wire wool leave iron on or embedded in the surface or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Geoff Brown Posted February 6, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted February 6, 2023 Autosol on a small polishing head fitted to a variable speed electric drill. Then elbow grease to finish. Especially in nooks & crannies.Protect body work from splat back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitless Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 You can't beat Autosol and good old fashioned elbow grease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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