Can dark marks on chrome be removed?

In My Humble Opinion
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We renovated our house three years ago and have been living in it for 2.5 years. We have hard water, as in we don’t have a softener, but the water isn’t so hard that it leaves rust stains on white fixtures.

The chrome faucets etc. in the bathrooms, though, now have dark water marks on them. We haven’t been at all diligent about keeping them clean; usually I light into them with whatever bathroom cleaner is handy about once a month.

Are these dark marks removable or permanent? I’ve used regular bathroom cleaner, glass cleaner, rinse agent on a dryer sheet, and am now trying a vinegar soak. I’m afraid the chrome is just going to be that way forever, though.

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Get some chrome polish from an auto parts store (even if your fixtures are nickel plated, which is likely).

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id try autosol from a car place, ive found it quite effective on some things

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After two applications of chrome polish, the fixtures are unchanged in all their spotty glory.

Any more ideas?

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Al Foil scrunched up in a ball can work you just have to be careful with scratches, that’s were the polish comes in. Used this on some chrome wheels recently and it was ok.

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alfoil and water… or steel wool. there are some fine grades of steel wool at hardware places for polishing

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Really? As far as I can tell there isn’t any buildup on the bathroom fixtures, just discoloration in the shapes of water spots.

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Ceramic Stovetop cleaner and a little elbow grease should do it.

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I have the same problem, no build up just dark water stains. Please let me know if you find a solution. Thank you.

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I’m visualizing the Chrome icon with a snake coming out of its mouth…

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I’ve cleaned chrome up pretty well with PB Blaster and 0000 steel wool.

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Did it just start getting clearer? [del]Volde-[/del] He-who-must-not-be-named is rising! I knew that Potter boy was lying!

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OK - since the person who called this up is looking for suggestions.

And I hope the link works. Wizard metal polish cotton is my fallback for tough stains on chrome. It will even remove the odd burnt rubber marks from when my boots touch the pipes on my motorcycle. It’s something like the old Never-Dull aircraft polish; a kind of impregnated cotton you pinch a small piece off and use.