Tips for cleaning emblems?
 

Getting ready to polish/buff a fender, so I removed the emblems and I noticed how stained they are. In this case like so many other things on this particular Blazer, stained a reddish-orange from years on having red mud/clay on them. I started with just hot soapy water and a brush, but the mud stains wouldn't come off. A quick pass with 0000 steel wool took it right off and chrome looks great. However, that only worked on easy to get to top and bottom. Just wondering if anyone has any tricks for getting down inside the letters. Brush and blue scotch pad wouldn't budge it. Thanks

Re: Tips for cleaning emblems?
 

You might try soldering tools. I haven't used them for the exact project you have but I have used them for lots of other things. When RadioShack was still around I could get the small stainless steel brush typed ones for a buck or two. I wish I would have stocked up on them before they disappeared.

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tool...iABEgIeufD_BwE

Re: Tips for cleaning emblems?
 

I have an ultrasonic cleaner that I use with Simple Green Aircraft cleaner. I bought it for cleaning carburetors but I also use it to clean fasteners, plastic panels and knobs for CB radios, etc.

Re: Tips for cleaning emblems?
 

I went by a suggestion on here when refinishing the emblems, stripped them first with paint stripper, then used Barkeepers Friend to clean 'em up. Worked great, has some kind of mild acid in it that really gets the chrome clean. Would think it'd be ok on painted emblems too, but not positive.

Why not repaint them as long as you have them off? Great thread on here about how to do it with nail polish and a syringe.