Since 1957, the chrome cleaner and polish of choice at bike shops across the country has been Quick-Glo. Impossible to find since 2005, Quick-Glo is back in production with the same formula.
Quick-Glo Chrome Cleaner at Harris Cyclery
At Interbike this year I was surprised to see Quick-Glo on the exhibitor list. At the unassuming booth I met Brent DeLoach, the enthusiastic owner, who had spent the whole morning getting pushed around about some details regarding his attendance at the show. After repairing the damage done to his display, all afternoon he met people who knew Quick-Glo, and missed it. It’s long been the bike restorer’s secret weapon for cleaning and restoring chrome bike parts.
We just got a case of Quick-Glo here at the shop, and I took a few before and after shots of some dirty pitted chrome bits.
A Raleigh Sports left crank, with some rust and congealed oil:
After polishing:
Back side of a Sturmey Archer three speed shifter. The chrome on the 1970’s shifters is pretty poor, and it pits easily.
Quick Glo removes the rust from the pits, and polishes the remaining chrome.
Quick-Glo works great for cleaning chromed parts that have some pitting, but mostly intact chrome. It also takes off old oil and grease surprisingly well. For parts that are so rusted and siezed that no polish or cleaner will help, look for an upcoming article on electrolytic rust removal.
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I love Quick Glow…I was just talking about it with a friend tonight
Glad to hear it is back, because I have been using the copy from J&B…doesn’t smell as nice.
I was at a church sale this morning and got an original unopened can of quick glo. It had a price tag of $1.19. The can size is 4/10 of imperial pint. I opened it and it works great on all kinds of aluminum and copper and chrome.