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Post  lathechips April 12th 2022, 9:18 pm

Any ideas on polishing aluminum parts ?  And protect already shinny new valve covers, water pump/timing cover, Holley carb, intake ?  Mothers, Zoopseal/Shine Seal, Wolfgangs, Gords, Black Dimond, even Brasso,+ a dozen others?  Clear powder coat, Hi Temp clear, ceramic ?
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Post  69F100 April 13th 2022, 3:35 pm

Lots of elbow grease you can clear them but after a while if you drive it much it the clear will start yellowing from the heat from the engine
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Post  stanger68 April 14th 2022, 3:40 pm

I heard that sharkhide works good. I haven't tried it myself yet. I've been meaning to order some for a while just never can remember.

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Post  litshoot April 20th 2022, 9:11 am

a bit of expense and uptake, but i just started getting decent with a product called kg gunkote. baked on finish similar to cerakote. either would work well, protect from chemicals. etc. i have a set i want to try to clear, as i haven't, will be interesting to see if leaving the smooth surface will adhere well or not. i just used brushed stainless for stock style rusty bolts on my motorcyle, not really stainless in appearance, but matches oem look of the bolts

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Post  dfree383 April 20th 2022, 6:47 pm

Lots of motorcycle polishing products out their that work great
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Post  BigDave65 April 28th 2022, 11:03 am

Chemical guys make a product to protect polished aluminum.
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Post  ChrisH April 30th 2022, 12:58 am

i know this isnt what you asked, but i painted my aluminum black. heads and block are blue. black carb.
my car is blue sheet metal with a black vinyl top and black four pin hood (the black hood and top looks good on mopars so i used it on mine). in the end it works pretty well.
i gave up on keeping aluminum clean. the black and blue looks nice. and much easier to clean and re-spray if needed.

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Post  Curt May 2nd 2022, 1:21 pm

The key is getting it to a mirror finish.  Sand with progressively finer grits until you think that it is perfect, then start polishing. You'd be surprised at how long it will retain a mirror finish if you remove all the bumps and pores.

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