Is Coca Cola on your product shelf?

[Brenton]

I have used Coca Cola and Aluminum Foil as a chrome polish to make it shine and remove surface rust. I`ve found it doesn`t work great on deeply corroded or oxidized chrome, but removes surface rust.

I was watching Mythbusters tonight, and they had a Cola Myth test. They tested many things, but for detailers:
1. Chrome Polish (with Aluminum foil, not tin)
2. Clothing degreaser
3. Loosening rusty bolts
4. Cleaning engines
5. Cleaning batteries

Here are the results:
1. Worked great. Went against a "Leading Chrome Polish" (3M I think, based on consistency). Worked much better, though I think they applied it a little too thick.
2. Did not remove motor grease and turned the fabric brown.
3. Did not work at all.
4. Took off a little surface rust, but didn`t work as a degreaser, so no good.
5. Worked great, but in their test, so did water. Perhaps they needed more tests on this one.

Incidentally, Cola shines a penny, does not eat through a tooth, but turns it brown, and does not dissolve a steak (it marinades it).

[Mikeyc]

I`ve heard some great uses for Coke, but haven`t attempted any of them yet. As you mentioned I`ve heard it makes a great tenderizing marinade for steak. I`ve also heard it`s a great toilet cleaner. Finally, I have also been told that it causes metal to rust. So, I can understand why it would not be a good rust remover. I have a golf club that the finish is intended to rust for softer feel and increased spin. When I bought it my friend recommended that I put the club head in a glass of Coke overnight to speed the rusting process.

[CharlesW]

Sometimes.
In an insulated cup with lots of ice.
I guess I figure that a solution of sugary colored water isn`t really something I`m likely to use on any of my vehicles.

Charles

[SilverLexus]

Here in Atlanta we drink Coke and use P21S Polishing Soap for chrome.

Interesting thread though...seems like a lot of uses for a cola.

[GregCavi]

i have some in my fridge but not on my shelf haha.

Greg

[CharlesW]

use P21S Polishing Soap for chrome.

I had wondered what "Polishing Soap" was used for. Here I`ve been using chrome polish because I didn`t know any better.
Actually, none of my 4 wheeled vehicles need any chrome polish, just the bikes.
Does the polishing soap have any advantages over regular chrome polish or is it just a matter of preference?

Charles

[Brenton]

I actually drink Pepsi, not Coke, but where in a strange province (think like the Carolinas, without the nice weather and racing).

[Bigs]

Seen that episode also!

It`s nice to be able to tell people that coke doesn`t disolve a steak or a penny!

You can check the scoop here also! Snopes