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Old 03-01-2011, 03:47 PM
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Looking for a good aluminum polish and cleaner for the aluminum parts on my wife's sporty, the heads, the primary...etc...

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Old 03-01-2011, 04:15 PM
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hello there ive been using mothers mag and aluminum polish , it works great , i just cleaned all the winter gunk off my bike and its all nice and shiny now . Ive actually been using this stuff for about 3 years now . its my choice. couple of bucks at the auto parts store
 
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Old 03-01-2011, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Canadian Castaway
Looking for a good aluminum polish and cleaner for the aluminum parts on my wife's sporty, the heads, the primary...etc...

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Napa usually has it, seen it at a few swap meets, even a few Dealerships.

Been using it for decades and a can lasts you about a decade. Great stuff.

It's like a string of cotton. You snip off an inch and wrap the rest back up.
Once your done applying it, you need two soft clean cloths. One to take the bulk off, then follow with the cleaner rag to polish it up.
If you ain't polished in a long time, you might have to hit it 2 - 3 times to give it that "chrome" look, but after that it's a one hit deal to shine it back up.

If your aluminum is real bad tarnished, hit it with some 1000 grit wet sand paper first, then follow with the Wizards. (Wet, the wet sand paper, don't do it dry).

Less than $15 per can (in my case, less than $15 per decade). LOL
 
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Mothers, Semicrome, and MAAS are 3 that come to mind.
 
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'Belgom Alu' is the best aluminum polish I've ever used by a long way, nothing else even comes close!
 
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semicrome +1
 
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Sounds similiar to the Wizards stuff mentioned above. You pull off a wad of it and polish then wipe with a clean cloth:
http://www.amazon.com/George-Basch-N.../dp/B000VPBMCO

Luster Lace works pretty good on some parts:
http://www.amazon.com/Luster-Care-LU.../dp/B0012TWWAO
 
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Old 03-01-2011, 06:32 PM
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Go to your nearest truck shop-ask for "Wicked" Polish
do not however, get it on the black wrinkle engine case unless you want to p*ss around with a toothbrush---name says it all-It's "Wicked"
 
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