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Old May 16, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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If you're low on cash you can use the white polish by turtle wax. The stuff works great. It comes in the green and white can, you can get it almost anywhere, grocery store, convieniant stores, ect. and it won't take you broke.
 
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Old May 16, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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I use Mothers but today i stopped at the dealer and a guy that works there was polishing his own wheel with S100 and that Chit was working pretty good too.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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Mothers metal polish and 0000 steel wool followed up with some wax. Should be as easy to keep up as chrome after that.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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I'll second the Wizards polish, though if you can find "OUATOR" pronounced 'water' which I believe is the original formula????...and then Zoop seal it, and your golden!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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jewellers rouge. I use it on my bike and used it to polish the rims and the tanks on my Kenworth for years! While I don't have a photo of my rig handy, the aluminum tanks and steps looked like this...

 
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