Aluminium Body Panels
Giving my liking for polishing bodywork and working on paint, I took the job of polishing the aluminium panels. First up, a few before shots of the task in hand:
On the far away shots, the aluminium had a milky appearance from years of oxidisation - the car hadn't been thoroughly polishes in a couple of years. Close up though, and the size of the task in hand became much more apparent - check out the swilrs in the aluminium!!:
First of all, I decided to see what could be achieved by hand working on the panels. So, using a cotton polishing cloth dampened with a little Brilliant Aluminium & Stainless Steel Polish (#2) I applied it in circular motions over the test section with firm pressure for five passes. The removed in straight lines with a microfibre towel, with medium pressure to shift the black residue. The results of the first test:
Not good at all - oxidisation removed to an extent, but hollographic hazing instilled into the alu!
Deary me, not good!
Obviosuly I hadn't worked the product enough by hand, so I made a second attempt by hand, this time with firm pressure and for more (seven) passes, and removed in straight lines. The result...
No hologramming, so thats a good start!
But, the Brinkmann is a cruel mistress, and although the oxidisation is gone, the swilrs were only very slightly reduced on bare metal: