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[richw911]

I have a few polished items on my mini whats good to keep them protected / shiny for longer? Any tips or help would be great

[Dan]

  Seal the car in a vacuum chamber.  There really isn't any other way to keep bare polished metal from tarnishing.  That's why the shiny bits are plated with less reactive metals like chrome.  Ally will become dull as the surface reacts, unless you coat it with something.  I suppose you could hit it with a clear wax but it will change the appearance of it.

Edited by Dan, 14 May 2013 - 05:16 PM.

[richw911]

  Seal the car in a vacuum chamber.

LOL thanks!

 

I take it there are no products that can hepl then lol

Edited by richw911, 14 May 2013 - 05:17 PM.

[smit360]

A bit of elbow grease and autosol!

[Tamworthbay]

You can use alloy wax, it works in a similar way to normal car wax. The stuff I have seems to work well and smells of chewing gum.

[richw911]

You can use alloy wax, it works in a similar way to normal car wax. The stuff I have seems to work well and smells of chewing gum.

 ah yes poorboys stuff?

[Dan]

  Sorry, I though my answer was a bit too flippant so I went back and edited it while you were typing.

[Tamworthbay]

You can use alloy wax, it works in a similar way to normal car wax. The stuff I have seems to work well and smells of chewing gum.

 ah yes poorboys stuff?

That's the stuff, seems to do a good job. I put 4 coats on my wolfies and they look great 3 months on. The road dirt from Sundays run back in the wet just wiped off.

[mike.]

Clean them once a week and keep them waxed or sealed with wheel specific wax. I use autoglym wheel sealer but the proper waxes are probably longer lasting. 

 

Then probably once a month give them a good rub down with autosol. 

 

If they corrode enough that autosol doesn't work, a metal polishing kit will brighten them up easily.

[richw911]

  Sorry, I though my answer was a bit too flippant so I went back and edited it while you were typing.

Many thanks Dan

 

Top stuff cheers everyone

[ANON]

belgom chrome, best by far.

[richw911]

belgom chrome, best by far.

 

This stuff for alloy?   http://www.ebay.co.u...=item460f596c8e

[ANON]

 

belgom chrome, best by far.

 

This stuff for alloy?   http://www.ebay.co.u...=item460f596c8e

 

 

 

if it's just on something that's either been polished by hand or isn't a mirror finish then it will be ok, for mirror finished use the chrome as the alu will mark the surface...http://www.thepolish...log/Belgom.html

 

also if you're working with a mirror finish be careful what cloth you use for applying the belgom, i tried microfibre cloth and that can also mark the surface!! 

 

before you use the belgom clean with white spirit, then wipe over with vienna lime to remove any grease, oils, fingerprints etc and then use the belgom.

[Carlos W]

Meguiars polish is really good

Autosol is too course!



This was done 5 years ago and I can polish it up to this good today with a clean grit free cloth

http://www.theultima...CFcXItAodeVwA0Q

Edited by Carlos W, 14 May 2013 - 09:38 PM.

[maccers]

There is a stuff reccommended to me to spray on my xjr1300 bike, with all of its exposed chrome and bare metal, I have used it, but tends to attract dust and dirt. Bit like WD40, kind of more of a practical thing to preserve the metal than making it shiny. Its called ACF-50 spray.