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Old Jan 14, 2005
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Aluminum Polish/Protectant?

I picked up some alluminum parts last night that are all tarnished and ugly and am wondering what yall use to polish sever cases? I have a variety of things but none seem to want to do the job very effectivly. And is there anything I can put on them to keep em' shiny after they are polished? Thanks!
 
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I have used Eagle One's Never Dull it comes in a 5 ounce aluminum can and you tear off small portions of the wadding material and polish until it becomes black then use some more until your done. I use it on my alum wheels and chrome bumpers. :)
 
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Old Jan 14, 2005
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I use something called 'Noxon 7 Metal Polish'. It's available in any grocery store, maybe some auto parts stores too, I've never looked. It's designed for pots and pan I suppose. My father always used to use it and I picked up the habit from him. It's particularly good on chrome, which is mostly what I use it for on the bike. But it does a pretty good job on aluminum too. .. Just make sure you shake it well before putting some on the rag you're using; it seperates easily.
 
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mothers mag and aluminum polish
 
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Old Jan 14, 2005
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mothers mag and aluminum polish
Tried it, so far its doin the best but that doesnt say much, I'll have to show you how bad these parts are. They will shine up nice, just need some TLC.

How about a protectant? I wont be able to polish them again once they are on the truck so I'd like to keep them looking good for a while. Thanks. :D
 
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bring em over ot my house and we;ll use the polishing wheel, did the brake fluid cover on my quad 2 months ago or so and its still nice and shiney
 
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Old Jan 15, 2005
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I have the Mother Aluminum & Mag polish, and it works fairly well, you just have to use a LOT of elbow grease to get most aluminum as shiney as it can be...
 
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Blue Magic!!
 
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can be found here Nuff sayed best dang stuff I have ever used.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2005
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone

can be found here Nuff sayed best dang stuff I have ever used.
Interesting... I love the NXT wax, if this stuff works half as well as the wax I'll be happy, think I'm gonna get me a bottle.

Any other sugestions before I head for AutoZone?
 
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