Guys. What's the best way to clean chrome steps. Mine have gotten dashed after this salty winter in Michigan. I have some pitting but mostly this white cruddy haze. Any good process or product? I feel a buffer will be hard to avoid the black plastic.

2010 f150 lariat

 

My friend recommended mothers chrome polish to me. I haven't tried it yet though.

 

You can try using APC and a brush. Give them a good coat of Quick Sealant for protection.

 

Mothers is good stuff. I did mine after i cleaned with a APC then used the mothers with the power cone. The chrome looked good after and is a little easier to keep clean.

 

Any of the stuff by Mother's is pretty good. Maguiar's leaves a bit of a haze I find. Just make sure to wash the steps before you start polishing or you'll just be pushing dirt around.

 

Take masking tape and cover up the black strips. What I usually do is overlap the tape about an 1/8" or so, then use a small piece of thin plastic, like the edge of an old credit card, and push the overlapped tape down into the crevise along the sides of the strips. It's a bit tedias, but it works. Then you can do the job and not worry about cleaning them afterwards. As for the chrome, Nevr-Dull is excellent. If the pits are bad they likely will not come completely out. Sometimes I'll put just a bit of Bug-and-Tar remover onto the wad and it helps. The Nevr-Dull is suppose to shine up and protect, but I give it a coat Turtle wax Ice. I like it on chrome, black trim, etc., but hate it on paint. Hope that helps.

 

Having same problem with cleaning running boards used white diamond and blue something. The truck sparkles running boards will not clean up also small pits of rust this is the first winter with this truck help

 

i used never dull before plasti dipping mine...had rust spots/winter grime all over them... the plastic step comes off easy with a pair of needle nose, gently squeeze the clip on the backside and pull up to release one by one...