Call Absolute Cycles (www.absolutecycles.com) . They sell this stuff called Colonel_______. You might be able to find it on the internet or have them send you some. It is like a polish or something and it will clean the melted rubber right off.toneout said:I've used a brass shell casing in the past. That cleans that stuff off the chrome just fine. The brass is softer than the chrome and it scrapes the melted rubber/plastic right off.