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Old 05-21-2017, 08:51 AM
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My spinners are getting dull. What do you suggest is the best polish for aluminum?
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Maguires Aluminum mag wheel polish...
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The best would be a rouge wheel and dressing for your bench grinder .
Next best would be Eagle One products " Never Dull " aluminum cleaner and polish. Walmart usually has it in the auto section . Works great on trailer fenders too.
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Thank you!
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Here's my 4 1/2" TruTurn after wet sanding with 220, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 and finally 2500. Final polish with rouge and cloth wheel on a 6" bench grinder. It takes a while to remove all the tooling marks.
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Nice!
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Wenol,
Probably the best polish on the market.
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I've had good results using Happich Simichrome polish on my Tru Turn spinners, but nothing beats Tony's results!
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Thanks. Yes, Simichrome, that's what I used to use on my motorcycles. Indeed, hard to beat Tony's mirror finish!
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I've used Wenol, Flitz, Neverdull and even light machine compound. I've had the best results by sanding with 600, then 1000, 2000, finishing up with 3000 all used wet. Polish with a felt wheel using white rouge then finishing up with Wenol in the black tube. Makes aluminum look like a mirror.

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Thank you Stickbuilder

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