is this chrome or stainless steel ?

[84pininfarinablack]

The bumpers on an 1984 pininfarina spider.. chrome or stainless steel ? or aluminum ? Any idea what the 2k cc cars use for the bumnper tubes. My bottom tubes look chrome but top is not shiny any longer. was wondering what I was dealing with. rechrome or a good bit of polishing.

[ITA124]

They are chromed steel. Take the rubber ends off and have a look into the tubes for rust.

Try using a chrome polish on the dull parts

[So Cal Mark]

if you weigh one you'll know they're not aluminum

[84pininfarinablack]

on both my front and back bumpers the top tube has no shine except on the far edges. and the bottoms are perfectly chrome still. Should i be digging down into the dark non shiny areas.. ? ive scrubbed with scuffys.. vinegar.. paint remover 4 kinds of soap.. degreaser and wd40 my arms are gonna fall off. in wondering if the chrome is gone in that part. and im wasting my time.. any way to tell ? should i try sandpaper? I hate not shiny

[boogiedude]

on both my front and back bumpers the top tube has no shine except on the far edges. and the bottoms are perfectly chrome still. Should i be digging down into the dark non shiny areas.. ? ive scrubbed with scuffys.. vinegar.. paint remover 4 kinds of soap.. degreaser and wd40 my arms are gonna fall off. in wondering if the chrome is gone in that part. and im wasting my time.. any way to tell ? should i try sandpaper? I hate not shiny

Jeez, that's a lot of stuff to be rubbing on. I'm no polishing aficionado but it would seem some of those would do more harm than good(vinegar and paint remover?).

Make a run down to your local napa or checkers or even walmart and grab either some mothers chrome polish or eagle one chrome polish. Comes in a metal tin and the thing is packed full of cotton that is pretreated with somethin. Rub it on, wipe it off, voila.

[84pininfarinablack]

thanks ill try that.. im now trying 600 grit sandpaper and its getting shinier.. lol must be a stiff pile of sludge on chrome or im fine polishing steel at this point..

[ga.spyder]

The fine steel wool works really well,too.