100A8

Ive tried everything to clean my chrome around my doors. It wont lose its foggy look to it. What should i do?

Mister Bally

Do nothing. It is brushed aluminum finish, not chrome. The trim on the grill and front fascia is chrome though.

Panelhead

Took several applications. After each one it looked good for a while. The rag would pick up the black oxide from the trim.
After five or six treatments it stays shiny much longer. Have not cleaned it in 3 months and it still looks good.
The brand I used is Mother's. Make sure it is made for aluminum and not chrome.

dripppps

i keep mine up with windex after every wash. (once you do the cleaning to get it back). I also would recommend the aluminum wheel polish/metal polish.

100A8

thank you!

100A8

Thank you!

awdinut

that comes from some one having used a cleaner with the wrong pH ? That is a common problem with all Audi models, and one that is hard to solve. When new the aluminum was not brushed, and not mirror polished, but somewhat bright...like the interior aluminum piece at the rear of the wood trim of the center console. And the exterior aluminum trim has a coating to prevent tarnishing, so thats what turns cloudy and that has to be removed to get the aluminum look back.

Once the cloudy sealer is removed you will have 'live' aluminum that can be (must be) polished from time to time to remain bright.

dvs_dave

I used an aluminum trim cleaner/polish that also had a sealer compound built in. Worked great, and 2+ years later it still looks good with no tarnishing or cloudiness. They had a few varieties in my local Autozone.