polishing fine scratches out of CHROME?

[dazco]

I have a bike with a lot of chrome. In my 50+ years i have had a lot of vehicles and many of them bikes with chrome. The one i have now has a ton of chrome and most of it is well scratched up with the kind of very fine scratches that you only see in certain light which car detailers usually call swirl marks. The kind that comes from just cleaning the chrome with a cloth, even a microfiber thats not 100% void of debris.

that said, i have in the past tried a lot of things such as various find metal polishes from coarser ones to billet polish and cloths from slightly abrasive old t shirts to the ultra soft SPA towel by peak thats much softer than most microfiber. What i believe about chrome is this.... If you use a cloth/polish that is abrasive enough to remove any scratches at all, it will add more than it takes away. Not enough and it does nothing. I came to believe it's not possible. However, someone at a detailing forum told me it was possible and pointed me here. So i'm asking.....is there a way? Specifically by hand or some way where i wouldn't have to remove the chrome such as you'd need to to used a wheel. Thats obviously out, as it would take a week to remove all the parts on the bike and put them back, and the scratching will need to be done several times a year, at least 2 anyways.

I still think there is not way because while i'm probably not near as experienced at metal polishing as most here, i have done a lot of it over the years including sanding it smooth and taking it to a mirror shine from there. So i'm not a noob on the subject at all. I hope i'm wrong, but i don't think this is possible. Thoughts?

[HermanW]

I'm thinking that this is the "bluing" of chrome I heard about(I don't have chrome). I believe the Blue Begone liquid polish is made specifically for this.

[dazco]

no, thats for removing discoloration from heat such as on a motorcycle's header pipes.

[HermanW]

Hmm, well I'm not sure since I don't have much experience with chrome.

I know I had similar problems on stainless steel knife blades. The solution was to have an exceptionally fine abrasive compound(I used White Lightning Stainless) after "rougher" compounds were already used(white and green).

It might make things easier if you had pictures of said scratches in a good light.

[metalsupplies]

This simple recipe makes a great metal polish that helps prevent rust and cleans most metal surfaces.
Instructions
Mix 4 tbsp. very fine pumice powder (yes, pumice is an abrasive) with 1/4 c. citric acid.
Add 1 tbsp. finely ground silica and mix thoroughly. (Silica will help resist moisture.)
Wet a soft cloth with water and rub the polish onto the metal with it.
Buff to a shine with a clean, dry cloth.