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| affiliate13 Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Posts: 82  
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I was looking to get a steering guard and polish it up, but i know it will just go cloudy again so i looked around for a polishing kit for Alu which is easy enough to find.
What i am not sure about is what to use to seal it afterwards to keep it looking good. I saw some stuff from the US called Zoop, it doesnt appear to be available here though. Has anyone polished Alu before, is it worth sealing it? Cheers, Aff. |
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13th Mar 2012 9:53pm |
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| mymini007 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Chippenham Posts: 273 
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I have done a bit of polishing and I am about to polish up my steering guard
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00115AL4I/ref=...B00115AL4I This should do the trick!  You cant polish a turd!
But you can roll it in glitter 
2006 Mercedes Benz CDI320 2001 Volkswagon Caddy Van 1.9 SDi 1993 Nissan Patrol 4.2 TD 1986 90 200tdi - SOLD 1990 Mini mayfair (highly modified) - FOR SALE |
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13th Mar 2012 10:12pm |
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| affiliate13 Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Posts: 82
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Ah yes,
I was looking at some industrial stuff with a warning label on it that had to be bought in 55L drums. LOL. That will do nicely. Thanks. I did find these though, results look great but not to be found here: http://www.sharkhide.com/apinfo.html http://www.sharkhide.com/mpinfo.html |
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13th Mar 2012 10:20pm |
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| mymini007 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Chippenham Posts: 273
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That looks cool. I did a mini rocker cover looked amazing for about 3 weeks and then started to corrode. So you can imagine a steering guard would last about 2 hours  You cant polish a turd!
But you can roll it in glitter
2006 Mercedes Benz CDI320 2001 Volkswagon Caddy Van 1.9 SDi 1993 Nissan Patrol 4.2 TD 1986 90 200tdi - SOLD 1990 Mini mayfair (highly modified) - FOR SALE |
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13th Mar 2012 10:23pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I'm sure that there's got to be some lorry experts around who can tell you how they keep their aluminium bodied bulk tippers so shiny
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13th Mar 2012 10:25pm |
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| affiliate13 Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Posts: 82
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Only three weeks?
Hmm pity, maybe anodising is the way to go then. I think there is a bloke local to me that can do it for reasonable money. Thanks for the info. |
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13th Mar 2012 10:30pm |
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| mymini007 Member Since: 10 Nov 2011 Location: Chippenham Posts: 273
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That was during the winter so there was salt and spray to deal with. You cant polish a turd! But you can roll it in glitter
2006 Mercedes Benz CDI320 2001 Volkswagon Caddy Van 1.9 SDi 1993 Nissan Patrol 4.2 TD 1986 90 200tdi - SOLD 1990 Mini mayfair (highly modified) - FOR SALE |
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13th Mar 2012 10:35pm |
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| affiliate13 Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Posts: 82
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Those home anodising kits look like a laugh, i will see if thats worth a try when the guard comes in.
Might be a giggle to try summat new, well that or a trip to A&E with chemical burns.
I am not too near the sea so i reckon road salt in winter will be the worst on it, but if i just polish it up at least the summer months might look OK. I cant imagine i will want to lie under it with a billet cloth every sunday. lol. Several options now to consider, cheers chaps. |
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13th Mar 2012 10:46pm |
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| wslr Member Since: 18 Jul 2010 Location: Wellington, Somerset Posts: 581 
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Not used it as a sealer, but as a metal cleaner, this stuff is probably the best you can get. My mobile supplier went bust around Christmas but it looks like someone is still importing it from the US. Great for chequer plate.
Source: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Diamond-Me...%26ps%3D54 Review: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Products...al-polish/ |
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13th Mar 2012 11:44pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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Switch contact cleaner is well worth a try.
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14th Mar 2012 12:28am |
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