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I have no idea, but I WANT them.

another cleaner to try is barkeeper's friend. we use that to clean everything from stainless steel pans and sinks to le creuset dutch ovens, with no scratching. but try it on a small, out of sight spot first; i don't know how it'll affect aluminum.

Method makes a Stainless Steel clean polish that seems to work really well on any sort of brushed metal surface. Our closet is full of their cleaning products and we just love them!

As per own Emeco directions: Do not use any kind of Stainless Steel cleaner. Hot water with soap will get rif of grease/dirt from years of use. Windex or 409 could be use too with a lint-free towel. They even recommend a scotch brite sponge in the direction of the grain (or brush, as you are aware, they have different directions) For paint, any thinner should do the trick (acetone or alcohol) Emeco chairs are hard annodized and heat threated so there's no danger on removing any varnish as they don't have any. I'm not familiar with Goodfrom's techniques.
I hope this helps!

regards,

joel maria pirela

I have this same question for vintage fiberglass chairs. I've heard simple green is the best...?

I use vinegar baking soda on a cotton washcloth to clean my shiny chrome canisters. It's scratchy enough to get goo off, but soft enough to not mark the metal.

Thanks guys! I knew I'd get answers I could trust on here. Looking forward to giving this a shot.

Follow-up question -- two of them have pieces of the original tags still attached to the bottom. They do say GoodForm and some other extraneous info, but are browning and ripped, and there are no visible dates. Am I adding/saving any value by leaving this on the chair? Or should this just come off with the cleaner as well?

If you can, leave the labels/stickers intact. They always add value at the time of resale.

I second the vinegar baking soda suggestion. I give my stainless steel pots and pans a little hot water vinegar bath and they always come out sparkling. If they still need a little scrubbing, then I'd add a little baking soda, dampen with a little warm water to produce a paste and then rub with a soft cloth. I think this is a gentler approach in case you're not sure how aggressive you should be with the finish. Good luck! Those chairs are cool!

i use a grey mitt made by simply human -- one of those "this will be the answer to all my cleaning woes" items -- that caught my eye while standing in line at the container store after i had purchased the simply human garbage can. it was a superb buy -- water & the mitt shines up chrome, stainless, etc. & doesn't leave water spots.

We recently bought some old, old Emeco chairs. I used Simple Green and hot water with great results. On the Emeco chairs, the coating can turn with age, it looks sort of hazy. We just scrubbed that away with fine steel wool (it's fine if you don't over do it) and the paint spots came off with that noxious goof off stuff.