Alluminum Polishing

[bigtyme1]

Originally Posted by JayR

That's ALL good advice right there. There are softer grades of micro-fiber as well and I've used some royal blue ones that are super soft. Liquid polish with a solvent base works really well and there are different grades just like paint polishes so experiment and shop around. You might also try a cordless drill if you aren't getting what you want by hand.

Any kind of cotton or even terry cloth short of a robe stolen from the Ritz-Carlton is way too aggressive for the final shine on aluminum. Fine for getting the process started just like wetsanding with 600 grit before you go to 1000 but never finish with cotton.

After you get them polished, wax them or use a sealer like that from Master Formula to help preserve the shine and then use a wax as you dry type product on your parts after every washing.

If you're just getting sick of the tedious labor, the various shapes of Mother's Powerballs with a higher quality polish is hard to beat in effort vs results.

Chrome is obviously zero maintenance but I think aluminum has a much richer shine because chrome is only as thick as the plating but aluminum is all the way through.

In the end, if you aren't competing for the Ridler, just go out and drive it until you get some scratches and chips so you aren't agonizing over fine scratches left from polishing.

Thanks Jason, trust me I'm driving alot, Got about 1000 miles on it so far. I'm just trying to perfect it for goodguys next weekend. I'm using mothers polish for now. Got a ball as well. See you soon..