Cleaning a vintage Hella headlight & lens with Simichrome polish
If you restore old cars, old vintage Hella lights go for a premium price. This light assembly was made in Germany. The markings on the lens read K4556 1-101670 Hella made in Germany. On the inside back...
View ArticleSimchrome polish metal lids hard to reseal after repeated openings?
At times, that the easy open metal lids on the 250 gram (8.82 ounce ) cans of Simichrome polish tend to bend if not opened carefully and then will not seal well after repeated openings. This of course...
View ArticleSimichrome polish shines old clock key
What can a little Simchrome polish do? Well take a look at this old solid brass key that was used to wind a clock here at our shop. Just an 1/8 inch dab of polish right out of a tube onto a soft paper...
View ArticleThe sceret to bringing back the old gleam to your chrome bath faucets
One of our oldest reviews that still gets a lot of views is a post we did back in October of 2008. It was a video demo along with before and after pictures of a chrome bath faucet using Simichrome...
View ArticleCleaning old nickel plated cabinet hinges with Simichrome polish
Nickel plated hardware is getting popular again. If you are fortunate enough to have old hardware from the 30′s or 50′s, why not restore it instead of replacing it? Take a look at the before and after...
View ArticlePutting a nice patina on bright brass hardware
We usually only do posts on how to polish all types of metal. But in today’s post we will show you how to age bright brass hardware. If you have older furniture many people do not want to put stark...
View ArticleGetting Rust Off an Early LS Starrett Machinist Center Gage with Simichrome
An often asked question is Simichrome capable of taking rust off my ………….. In today’s post we have taken an early LSS Co # 391 center gage when they were made in Athol Mass for our demonstration. As...
View ArticleModel T owner recommend Simichrome for polishing brass headlights, horns and...
From a recent e-mail from Charlie, a user of Simichrome metal polish. Thanks for sharing your pictures too! "Looking forward to receiving the next shipment of simichrome polish. It is the best I have...
View ArticleRohls Faucet Needs TLC
We recently received feedback from a customer that purchased Simichrome polish for her Rhol faucet. If you have a polished chrome faucet, Simichrome should work well for you. However if you do have...
View ArticleWhat is the particle size of Simichrome polish
A question had been sent in some time ago regarding Simicrome polish. We asked the factory rep and got the answer. While they did not address the comparative size to the grit of sandpaper, we were told...
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