How to clean polished aluminum

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07-21-2009, 02:05 PM

moondog99

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Brasso and a buffing wheel on a drill. Also aluminum tool box refurbisher I bought at Lowes works really well. But Luster aluminum polish and a buffing wheel will give you the best results.

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07-21-2009, 03:14 PM

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Noxon 7 metal polish works excellent. It cost next to nothing, the bottle will last a long time and it can be bought at any hardware store. It does have a strong ammonia smell though.
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07-21-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhook

I used Mother's aluminum polish on mine. Made it shine like chrome, but the down side is getting it out of bolt heads and other crevis'.

+1 Rub it man!!

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07-22-2009, 06:47 AM

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I used Mother's aluminum polish on mine. Made it shine like chrome, but the down side is getting it out of bolt heads and other crevis'.

+2. Mother's aluminum polish on one of those powerballs in a drill or just a rag for the tight spots. Then use a Q-tip on the even tighter spots & to clean the bolt heads & crevis'.

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07-22-2009, 07:35 AM

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Jewelers rogue and lighter fluid. Just put the lighter fluid in a jar and drop in the bar of jewelers rogue and let it dissolve. Dip a rag in and polish away.

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07-22-2009, 07:38 AM

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I found a product called Metal Gloss, its the only thing that makes the solid aluminum rear wheel on my Softail shine like chrome.

That is the Masters Formula brand...

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07-22-2009, 08:19 AM

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Jewelers rogue and lighter fluid. Just put the lighter fluid in a jar and drop in the bar of jewelers rogue and let it dissolve. Dip a rag in and polish away.

What retail stores sale Jewelers rouge, and how much lighter fluid do I use? Also I noticed there are many different types of Jewelers rouge, which one/color should I use?

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