The invention discloses a polishing agent for nickel plated metal. The polishing agent comprises, by mass, 8-15 parts of sodium citrate, 4-9 parts of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 6-10 parts of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 20-30 parts of propylene glycol and 90-110 parts of deionized water. A use method of the polishing agent for the nickel plated metal comprises the following steps that firstly, the sodium citrate, the 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, the 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol and the propylene glycol are sequentially added into the deionized water, heating is conducted, the temperature ranges from 40 DEG C to 50 DEG C, and the mixture is stirred to be uniform; secondly, the surface of a nickel plated metal piece to be treated is rubbed down through sand paper and subjected to sand blasting treatment; thirdly, the nickel plated metal piece treated in the second step is placed into the polishing agent with the temperature being 40-50 DEG C, and the placement time ranges from 20 min to 30 min; and fourthly, the nickel plated metal piece is taken out, cooled and washed.