rattle_rattle

Some fool stepped on the bumper. Now it has scratches. I have tried using Mothers metal polish and an orbital polisher but it doesn't get it. Any ideas?

kurtwalton

If the scratches are deep then nothing will get them out, chrome is only microns deep and once it is scratched its scratched. You can polish them with a Dremmel or similar using jewelers rouge so that they dont stand out as much, I would also wax the scratches when you wax the truck or cover them with clear nail warnish to stop them rusting, they wont cause any major rust problems but I feel that you are the same as me and dont think our trucks are just tools they are scratch free, clean machines.

Hope this helps Kurt

rattle_rattle

The scratches aren't deep. They aren't deep enough to get below the plating. It's just that I see it every time I open the tailgate.

kurtwalton

Try the Dremmel or similar with a very fine grade polishing paste or rouge stick that might do but take your time, I dont think you'll ever get rid all together but anything is an improvement right.

Good luck
Kurt

2manykids

I'm very sensitive about scratches too.....but isn't it a TRUCK? Didn't you buy it to USE it? I'm not saying that I dump a ton of broken concrete in the bed, but I wouldn't loose a lot of sleep over a scratch in the bumper.

rattle_rattle

Well. There you go.

kurtwalton

Well we did say that some wouldnt see it our way! And no it is not just a truck, if it was we would not have registered with everyone else on this site to some of us they are prized items that have cost us a lot of money and we are allowed to loose sleep over scratches.

Kurt

2manykids

I agree that we pay alot for our toys (too much if you want to be honest), but you have to expect to have accidents happen. I've only had one "new" car in my 20 years of driving, and I cried when I got my first scratch. 25+ cars, and 4 kids later, I've learned that there are more important things to cry over. Sorry if I offended anyone with my take on the situation.

jfpointer

Guilty! Well, half a ton, anyway. I don't worry too much about the inside of the bed; there's alway LineX for that when it gets too shabby.

I'm not sure about chrome scratches, though. It's a lot harder than paint. The Dremel and jeweler's rouge suggestion might work.

rattle_rattle

No offense taken here!

You'll have to realize that I just came from a truck show. Anyone who has never had the feeling that they wish their trucks could look like some in the show, just wouldn't understand.

kurtwalton

No offence here, I've just come back from a show which was washed out and it was looking pretty good for trophies to. Anyway there's always next month.

Kurt