Any metal polishes NOT swirl things up???

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I just tried some blue magic on my polished cold air intake and it swirled the hell out of it. How can these products say they are great for chrome/aluminum etc if the scratch the hell out of them? Anyone recommend some that don't suck or swirl things up?
 
What is your intake made of? Is it aluminum, SS, chrome plated. Aluminum is very soft compared to chrome plating which is very hard. SS is in between. A polish made for chrome usually should not be used on aluminum. It is also best to test a small area, just in case the product and surface are not compatible.
 
brwill2005 said:
What is your intake made of? Is it aluminum, SS, chrome plated. Aluminum is very soft compared to chrome plating which is very hard. SS is in between. A polish made for chrome usually should not be used on aluminum. It is also best to test a small area, just in case the product and surface are not compatible.
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It's made out of aluminum. Is there anything I can do to get the swirls out?
 
jsatek said:
I just bought the Menzerna. I'll let you know this week.
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I'll be waiting for your reply, I have some sitting in a shoping cart waiting to pull the trigger ;)
 
never gone said:
It's made out of aluminum. Is there anything I can do to get the swirls out?
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Now that you have scratches, you made need something stronger to remove them. Top of the Line has several different grades of aluminum polishes; from heavy cut to light cut. You may want to try their Magic Mix and see how that works. I hear great things about it. I should have my bottle tomorrow:)
 
Danase said:
Try Collinite Metal Wax. They works wonders!
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For me, Collinite Metal Wax is pretty good at getting rid of oxidation and leaving some protection, but didn't finish down the best on aluminum..Maybe I needed to work it longer.



Metal polishes are like paint polishes in that some are better at cleaning and others better at finishing down. For nasty stuff, I often start off with something like Blue Magic and then follow up with something milder.



NXT or Mothers would be good for easy to find.



My 2 favorites (that I've used) are Mr Buffer and Wizards...but there are some other highly regarded polishes..Britemax/Metal Master, English Custom Polishes...



Bike shops and truck stops are great places to find metal polish.
 
sspeer said:
For me, Collinite Metal Wax is pretty good at getting rid of oxidation and leaving some protection, but didn't finish down the best on aluminum..Maybe I needed to work it longer.



Metal polishes are like paint polishes in that some are better at cleaning and others better at finishing down. For nasty stuff, I often start off with something like Blue Magic and then follow up with something milder.



NXT or Mothers would be good for easy to find.



My 2 favorites (that I've used) are Mr Buffer and Wizards...but there are some other highly regarded polishes..Britemax/Metal Master, English Custom Polishes...



Bike shops and truck stops are great places to find metal polish.
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I tried blue magic and that's what swirled the hell out of a couple pieces I have. Most suggestions have seemed to be for polished that will clean and shine, not so much help get rid of swirls. I'll check out Mr. Buffer and Wizards.
 
never gone said:
I tried blue magic and that's what swirled the hell out of a couple pieces I have. Most suggestions have seemed to be for polished that will clean and shine, not so much help get rid of swirls. I'll check out Mr. Buffer and Wizards.
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Blue Magic's strength is oxidation removal...at least the paste version is. That's why I follow it up with something else. I have the liquid, but don't think I've used it (I have way too many metal polishes) Maybe I should do one of those 9 way tests LOL



The paste version has a very strong ammonia smell, which is probably why it eats the oxidation, however I've read that the ammonia is harmful to certain alloys.



I like the earlier suggestion of using some kind of power tool attachment like a Mother's powerball mini, or a felt wheel attachment to a drill
 
never gone said:
I tried blue magic and that's what swirled the hell out of a couple pieces I have. Most suggestions have seemed to be for polished that will clean and shine, not so much help get rid of swirls. I'll check out Mr. Buffer and Wizards.
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Blue Magic's strength is oxidation removal...at least the paste version is. That's why I follow it up with something else. I have the liquid, but don't think I've used it (I have way too many metal polishes) Maybe I should do one of those 9 way tests LOL



The paste version has a very strong ammonia smell, which is probably why it eats the oxidation, however I've read that the ammonia is harmful to certain alloys.



I like the earlier suggestion of using some kind of power tool attachment like a Mother's powerball mini, or a felt wheel attachment to a drill
 
Got my bottle of Magic Mix Metal Polish today. I used on my Cyclo polisher, which is aluminum. It easy to use and worked great. The consistency is thicker than most liquid metal polishes, but not too thick. It has a solvent smell, but not nearly as bad as ECP.
 
Mothers Billet is also a pretty good finishing polish.......



I don't know how swirled up your intake is but, it's probably going to take a two step process to bring it back......so,



Try some Mothers Power Metal and follow up with Mothers Billet.



Billet- 12-14 bucks

Power Metal- 5-6 bucks



Or, borrow your buddies Mothers.......:lol
 
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