Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
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Im running these slots on my bee since they have been on the car since it was almost new. Now I watched the movie Starsky and Hutch and saw them polished and they look like this previously I had taken some alloy wheel polish and a car buffer and got the finish in the first picture. What do I have to do to get the finish in the torino picture? Thanks for the help again moparts
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
[Re: Mr340]
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11/09/11 10:55 AM
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I used Brasso on mine back in '68.
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
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11/09/11 03:44 PM
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Got any truck stops near by? The polisher guys do semi wheels for $5 a piece. They ussually use a mix of a few things/lighter fluid.
Many polish by hand, no buffer.
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
[Re: azmopar]
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The problem with polishing old aluminum wheels is that they usually have some kind of clear on them and if you don't strip it off first, you'll never be able to get a chrome shine. You can't polish the clear off, but you can strip it off with things like easy off oven cleaner in the can with the yellow kid. Not all wheels have the clear, or the clear is still good, so they can be polished. I had this issue 2 years ago trying to polish the stainless rockers on a 68 Sport Fury. Stipped the clear with Drano crystals and heat, then they polished up better. The fumes can lay you out, so be careful.
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
[Re: Ledman_70]
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11/09/11 10:54 PM
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alot has to do with the metellurgy too. Try polishing a set of M/T covers then polish a set of Cal-customs. The Cals look better with the same amount of work due to its better quality AL. I got some BAD Westerns looking half decent with a purple scotchbrite drum on a drill and some mothers, but nowhere close to that S&H Torino. Maybe professional polish and clear.
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
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ok you may not want to hear this but i promise it will get ya what your looking for go get some tripple 0 or 0000 steel whool your gonna have to get to good alum just pretend that your gonna polish with the wool it will turn black,that good cause the more black you get out of the alum the better after some rubbing will start to see reflection next i would use some fast cutting rubbing compound it will take out the fine scratches the steel wool made again thr more black the rag or buffer wheel gets out the better after this stage you will notice huge differance then what you started with now you can hit it with some mothers alum polish but do small spots and get it to mirror shine before you move to next spot always try to just work a spot the size od baseball and prob go over that same spot least 3-4times before moveing on lots of junk t shirts will be your friend you will get a shine you can read a paper in but lots of elbow grease the powerball/drill not gonna help till you get the high luster first remember the more black you get to come out of the alum the better dont be stupid and try clearing the rim cause will take the high luster you just worked for out and leave the never dull where you found it
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
[Re: RapidRobert]
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there is a product called never dull its cotten/whool soaked on something its ok if your wanting to clean something ya found in the junk yard but no match for the mouthers wheel polish
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
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11/13/11 01:22 PM
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OK mothers only & what about clearing (cleaning) the rim?
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Re: Polishing Asen aluminum slot to a chrome shine???
[Re: RapidRobert]
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11/13/11 01:46 PM
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OK mothers only & what about clearing (cleaning) the rim?
Clearing the polished rims?
Pros: The clear protects your polish work from oxidizing
Cons: The clear is subject to damage. Easy to crack/peel from a polished surface.
The clear will often reduce the mirror shine to some degree.
I would NOT clear them. I have uncoated aluminum wheels on both my daily driver and 'Cuda and they are just fine.
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