Thread: Aluminum polish

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IC2 wrote:

Now, with that said, has anyone tried Zoop Seal.

I have never used it, but did make some inquiries about it to others once a few years back. Feed back was mostly negative, but maybe they just weren't doing it right. Someone told me once that applying Rain X to aluminum after polishing did a good job of protecting the shine. But have not tried that yet either.

Stovens and Bob

I guess those are two of the reasons I really haven't heard too much about Zoops. It was just a thought for discussion (and the fact that I'm lazy and polishing shiny stuff gets old real quickly

Yesterday the HAMB had a thread posted on polishing aluminum wheels....

Never mind . . . pics won't come through....

Nice thing with coming into my E mailbox first - I was able to open the pictures. Those are real interesting wheels on the '32. Not sure that I really care for the blue steelies - but I'm not a lover of anything blue, so that opinion doesn't count ), but they are bright!!!!

Originally Posted by C9x

Never mind . . . pics won't come through....

That's wierd C9x. I also got the link and message via email, but not here. Those are the same slot mags I have. If the English metal restore doesn't work, I'll take them to a wheel shop and see what they can do. I also hate polishing stuff(or cleaning for that matter)

Well, lemme give it another shot.

About ten years back I had the local chrome shop polish the front slot mags on my 32.
They brought up a very nice, almost chrome plated shine that's weathered well.
If I remember right, I've only cleaned them three times since then.
Just washing them with Turtle Wax car wash soap keeps them looking good.

Here's a couple of fairly recent pics.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...r/Adapter7.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...wCapssmall.jpg

The tires are not as big as they look in the first photo.
Wheels are 5 1/2" x 14" . . . which can be hard to find.
In over ten years of looking I've only found one more.

At least the recently found 4 1/2" x 15" will be easier to hold up for the buffer.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...arrowMags1.jpg

They should clean up pretty good - pic taken during the 32 hubcap adapter setup.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...arrowMags2.jpg

Just for the heck of it, here's the two I cleaned up a while back so I could try some whitewalls on the car.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...eforeafter.jpg

The whites looked ok, but these wheels (7" x 15") have too deep a backspace for my car

Long as I'm on a roll -
The whites.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...hitewalls1.jpg

And a set of powdered steelies off the 31.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ireStance3.jpg

Geez, out in the sunlight the blue puts most reds to shame.

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Usually pics open with no probs.

I did try to turn on the [IMG] code at the bottom of the page, but it doesn't want to change.

Sorry about that, but I'll leave it up if anyones curious....

Originally Posted by C9x

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Usually pics open with no probs.

I did try to turn on the [IMG] code at the bottom of the page, but it doesn't want to change.

Sorry about that, but I'll leave it up if anyones curious....

My history with 'bucket here - sometimes it just wont work!!!

I looked earlier though