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Best product for keeping aluminum panels shining?
looking for product recommendations to keep all my panels in the engine compartment shining...
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I use mother's aluminum wheel cleaner on all of my aluminum parts and it works very well. I also have the Mother's powerball. It is overrated and overpriced but it does help cut down on the elbow grease!
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Slick61,
I believe the panels are stainless steel in a BDR. All I have used (the VERY few times that I have cleaned them - going for the "barn find" look myself http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...laughing-1.gif) is some Windex. |
Remove panels ... have them polished by a professional and then have them clear anodized.
Or the cheaper variation, a lot of elbow grease with a good aluminum polishing compound. |
They are stainless steel.
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If they are SS, just make sure you DO NOT use paper towels or dirty rags to clean them. Dry paper towel will add small scratches. I use some metal polish on a slightly moist micro-fiber towel to clean my engine panels ... after cleaning them with a wet micro-fiber towel.
Thankfully I only do it once a year. Then during the year I use a Swifter duster to clean the engine compartment. |
I've probably got a mixture then... besides the regular SS panels in the engine compartment, I also have some dress-up panels & heat shields which I suspect are aluminum...
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...edium/toy4.JPG what to use for the stainless steel? |
I use Autosol on just about anything shiny (chrome, aluminum, SS) except the paint.
It ain't cheap, but a little goes a looooooong way ... and it does a good job. Its made in Germany. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT |
Slick 61
That car in the picture sure doeslook familiar. Brings some fine memories to recognition. DON |
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yep... it should... from one Smith household to another... thanks for doing such a nice job on it... did you ever build your all aluminum shelby? Randy |
Look on line for a product called Flitz, I run a large motor yacht and thats all we use on bare aluminum it does a great job.
PS: sometimes you can find it at Home Depot in the plumbing dep. |
Al polish
"Mothers alum and wheel polish" , "Flitz" and/or "heavy metal'.All three are great...follow up with a coat of carnuba wax!!!!
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Elbow Grease (?)
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