Removing Rust from Mirrors

[Chilly Willy]

Hi all,

Just bought a set of SV mirrors off e-bay.  Functionally they're in great shape, but they have a bit of oxidation on the back:



What's the best way to get these polished back up and to keep them looking good?

Thanks,

Chilly

[seaheifer]

Brasso? Works great on brass, I doubt it will hurt your mirrors but just a thought.  But you will probably have to coat it with something afterwords

[Jughead]

If you want to completely get rid of the rust without using Elbow grease go to Auto Zone and buy a quart of Evapo rust.I will get rid of it completely without doinng damage to anything else.

[makenzie71]

steel wool

[MarkusN]

Kerosene, aluminum foil and elbow grease.

The foil does less damage to the chrome than steel wool.

NevrDull is another option.

[werase643]

What's the best way to get these polished back up and to keep them looking good?

Thanks,

Chilly


um, POLISH....
brasso/chrome polish.....
steel wool will scratch the chrome
when shiney....clear coat them with a spray bomb

[annguyen1981]

steel wool

+1

[gsJack]

steel wool

+1

The steel wool with soap pads like SOS or Brillo have always worked best for me for cleaning rust from chrome.

[gsbarry]

STEEL WOOL..... no elbow grease required.... just rub in circular motion rust should wipe right off.

[natedawg120]

+1 to steel wool.  I have used both the steel wool with soap and cheap old steel wool with some WD-40 to get rust of bumpers and it worked like a champ.

[seaheifer]

mythbusters did a show with steel wool and coke and it turned out pretty well 

[Egaeus]

It was aluminum foil

[seaheifer]

Crap....well then you better use the foil 

[Egaeus]

Foil worked great removing rust spots from my front forks.

[Chilly Willy]

I may have to do my own Mythbusters--one mirror with aluminium foil and the other with #0000 steel wool. 

So some rattle can clear coat should do the trick once I get them polished up?

Chilly

[Jughead]

Evaporust don't leave Scratches. And it's reuseable for 100 Times.

[natedawg120]

but most of us poor folk have foil or steel wool at home already.  So we don't have to buy sail super secret chemical

[Jughead]

True but I like Evaporust. Oh yeah it only runs around $7.00 a Quart and Has a $3.00 rebate right now.

[MarkusN]

So some rattle can clear coat should do the trick once I get them polished up?

Depends on how farked up the chrome is and the storage conditions of your bike. If you usually can keep her dry just polish every now and then with a slightly oily rag. Paints and laquers don't stick too well to chrome, and they destroy the nice shine.

[onefastgs500]

steel wool is fine as long as you use #000 or #0000