Any suggestions for a good non-abrasive polish?

[woosorio]

Store bought or homebrews are fine by me; I need to try and polish some water spots off the doors of my Slim but I don't want to end up scratching the plating and I think the standard polishing compounds I currently own might just do that. Thanks.

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

I've had good success with MAAS in removing water spots without damaging the finish on nickel plated razors. I hear that toothpaste is a good cleanser/polisher, but I haven't tried it yet.

 

[DonOhio]

Just bought some Simichrome today, works far better than Nev'rDull wadding but is way more dangerous (potentially) because it is abrasive. But it polished up everything I have better than I thought I could get them. No scratches or damage noted.

 

[luvmysuper]

All Polishes are abrasive, that's why they polish. If you rub the polish on the object to make it shiny, it's abrasive.
Just don't overdo it.

Try Blue Magic, it's a good polish and reasonably priced, but like with any other polish too much rubbing can wear off the plating.

 

[tom myers]

All Polishes are abrasive,

+1 . . . but, there are some polishes with milder abrasives than others. If you want to polish silver, for instance, there are polishes available that are formulated with very mild abrasives which are designed specifically for silver.

Conversely, if you get a polish designed specifically for a metal such as brass, for example, Brasso, they generally contain somewhat harsher abrasives to cut through that heavy corrosion that forms on copper based metals. Since many brass, copper or bronze items are solid metal rather than plated, these rather harsh polishes do have their place.

Even when they are used on brass, however, you can generally bring the item to an even higher shine if you follow up with a milder polish. It is sort of like using various grades of sandpaper, depending upon what you are trying to do with it, you may want to go from a courser to a finer grade.

Regards,
Tom

 

[Stubblefield]

I use the Maas polish. Never a bad result, tho if polishing gold plating be careful (I'd not use polish on gold plate, personally).

 

[Hughies_online]

I use Autosol. Never has a problem with it

 

[rac]

hi
autosol++++

 

[WhosYerBob]

All Polishes are abrasive, that's why they polish. If you rub the polish on the object to make it shiny, it's abrasive.

+1 The finer the suspended particles in the rubbing compound, the higher level of polish that can be achieved.

I use Rolite Metal Polish for all of my polishing needs. It will deliver a true mirror finish to any metal surface that it's applied to - just use *small* amounts and work gradually.