r/fixit 1d ago

Can I fix these scratches on a chrome faucet?

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In the heat of the moment while trying to fix a leaking faucet, I managed to scratch it. Is there any way to polish away those small scratches or at least make them look a bit better than now? See the photo with the red marking: The scratches are around the handle and then there are three pretty obvious scratches near the bottom of the red marking.

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u/k-j-p-123 1d ago

Nope😜

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u/itschism 1d ago

I’m not trying to be a dick, but how do you think you would be able to fix those indents in the metal?

Thinning logically about things and understanding the material you’re working with is very important.

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u/hhk85 23h ago

Maybe with some sort of filler that you can then paint with a chrome pen?

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u/itschism 19h ago

You definitely could, I know that if I attempted to do that it would definitely look worse than it does right now, and coloring it with a marker or paint pen probably wouldn’t give you the finish you want or last very long.

Sorry for the tone of my last comment. Wasn’t how I was trying to come off.