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Cleaning Wheels & Spokes
- Thread starter bluehole
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Darryl Cainey
Sir Darby
The turn signals are aluminum and will polish up nicely with Autosol and a little bit of elbow grease!
b25bsaboy
New member
Autosol works well, but after trying just about everything on the planet, I found a product called Dri Wash n Guard. This stuff when applied very lightly will turn your cloth black which means the you are removing the surface oxidation for aluminum. Chrome on plastic this product will work, but don't put gobs on it. A drop will be more than enough!
Here the link: http://www.driwashnguard.ca/premium-metal-polish/
I can almost say, once you have used it, you will be a believer as I am now.
Elbow grease and...
I use a combination of 0000 steel wool followed by Happich Simichrome on chrome and stainless spokes. Cheese cloth and Happich work to clean and polish aluminum rims too. I've used "Mothers" and "Flitz" with excellent results. I'll have to try Autosol. The elbow grease is the component that makes all of the stuff work though...
I use a combination of 0000 steel wool followed by Happich Simichrome on chrome and stainless spokes. Cheese cloth and Happich work to clean and polish aluminum rims too. I've used "Mothers" and "Flitz" with excellent results. I'll have to try Autosol. The elbow grease is the component that makes all of the stuff work though...
bob_m
Active member
3M make Scotchbrite abrasive wheels that fit on a bench grinder. They are available in varying levels of abrasion, but none so severe that they would scratch aluminum. I have no association with the company, but have had very good results and saved hours of buffing by beginning polishing projects with this tool.
