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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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what is the best thing yall use to clean aluminum......my new bike has a lot of aluminum and i want to buy the right thing to clean it...
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 12:06 PM
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Mother's mag and aluminum polish!! That is the best stuff I have ever found. Kinda time consuming but the aluminum will come out VERY nice when you're done.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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Mother's mag and aluminum polish!! That is the best stuff I have ever found. Kinda time consuming but the aluminum will come out VERY nice when you're done.
I use this also
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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I use eagle one nano polish for aluminum, or my Master Klass metal polish. Both work great.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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Never Dull for me.

With Never Dull, Armor All,and cheap generic Pledge I'm all set for bike cleaning.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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I use Mothers mag and aluminum polish to get it looking good. Then I use Eagle One nano polish to help protect it. The nano ploish is kinda like wax and leaves a protective coating on it. That way I don't have to polish everyday. Which is good cause I live on the beach and have all sorts of salt deposits left on my bike.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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busch's alum. polish is awesome and will clean any alum. with little effort.i use it on my street bob
 
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I used Zephyr Pro-40 Metal Polish. This stuff works really good. Its available on the company's website. The only stores that seem to carry it are tractor trailer dealerships or chrome shops. Worth it though if you can find it.

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Get the polishing ball for the Mother's. Really makes the aluminum shine.
 
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