I guess they used a fine steel wool because they were able to remove the main scratch but introduced some lighter finer scratches into the handle.
How to remove scratches from chrome door handle.
To keep yours looking bright you can clean it with a commercial chrome cleaner if you desire.
Scratches behind your door handle can be a challenge to remove because machine cannot easily fit behind the handle.
We all know that they re not really chromed they re hard plastic coated with chrome paint and a polyurethane clear lacquer and they do not respond well to abrasive cleaners.
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You can also clean chrome just as effectively with items you already have in your pantry including vinegar.
So the paint and body tried to polish out the scratch.
Before attempting to remove fine scratches test your method in an inconspicuous spot.
Instead we can simply compound and polis.
This subaru brz is no exception.
So what do we use.
Polish a lightly scratched chrome door handle.
I ve tried everything to the point of sacrificing a door.
Chrome looks beautiful when it s clean and shiny but it loses its charm when tarnished.
Chances are whenever someone grabs the door handles on your car they scratch the painted pocket underneath the door handle.
Apply red jewelers rouge or a polish designed specifically for chrome to a soft cloth or a 000 steel wool pad.
So the paint and body tried to polish out the scratch.