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Author	Topic:   Polish/Cleaner for Stainless Steel Rails
JimU	posted 08-25-2000 02:31 PM ET (US)         Can anybody recommend a good way to clean and polish old (30 year) bow and side rails other than removing, dismantling and polishing them with compound on a bench mounted buffer. This works but it is a pain!!!
tarbaby	posted 08-26-2000 12:04 AM ET (US)             Try some stuff called "semichrome". It will make your stainless look new.
triblet	posted 08-26-2000 12:56 AM ET (US)             It's "Simichrome", not "Semichrome". You can get it in most any auto parts store. Good stuff. Chuck Tribolet
JAC	posted 08-28-2000 12:13 PM ET (US)             BEFORE YOU WEAR OUT YOUR ELBOW WITH ABRASIVE CLEANERS, TRY OXILIC ACID IN THE FORM OF " BARKEEPERS FRIEND" OR OTHER OVER THE COUNTER CLEANERS. THIS CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE NEXT TO THE "COMET" AND "AJAX" AND WILL SHINE S/S FASTER THAN YOUR ELBOW WILL ALLOW.
Ger	posted 08-29-2000 10:45 AM ET (US)             I used Flitz..got it at Boat US works great and a little goes a long way
JimU	posted 08-29-2000 06:19 PM ET (US)             Thanks for the info. I had forgotten about barkeepers friend. Jim
Tom Byrum	posted 08-29-2000 11:23 PM ET (US)             I agree with Ger. Flitz is awesome. Put it on with paper towels and rub till its tarnish free.
bigz	posted 08-30-2000 06:14 AM ET (US)          Well my two cents --- I hate to polish and do windows toooo --- heh heh --- something like BartKeepers Friend is nice for a quick shine (rather be sitting watching a bartender use it than me!!!) but Flitz will give you a longer lasting deeper shine and remove any slight corrosion, also great on aluminum. Just remember to wax the metal after polishing will last quit a long time. Tom
Sarasota Whaler	posted 08-31-2000 05:00 PM ET (US)             We us Never Dull. My wife uses it on the eating utensils and I use it on the bow rails. Works like a champ an is available at Home Depot.
Ed Stone	posted 08-31-2000 09:45 PM ET (US)             My vote is on the Flitz,I tried it on the bow rail and prop.Next time I'll try What BigZ said and follow it up with a good polish. Ed Stone

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