Harley Detailing

Beemerboy said:
I tell you what I use. Two polishes that I like. Poorboys Pro-Polish or Semi-chrome the later is better on aluminum, but works well on all metal surfaces
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Pro Polish does do a great job on chrome. I retired the Mothers and a few other chrome and aluminum polishes the day I discovered Pro Polish. Nice job on the bikes btw :)
 
mrclean81 said:
Pro Polish does do a great job on chrome. I retired the Mothers and a few other chrome and aluminum polishes the day I discovered Pro Polish. Nice job on the bikes btw :)
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Have you used Semi-Chrome? On aluminum its better than PP+ IMO.
 
mrclean81 said:
No I never have. I may have to try some though if its better than PP
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Its a small tube and fairly expensive, but a small amount goes a long way. For softer metals like aluminum I find it to be better than anything else I've used.


Here is a link to what it is

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/SIMICHROME-POLISH-EA-1-76-TUBE/dp/B000BGOC0W"]http://www.amazon.com/SIMICHROME-POLISH-EA-1-76-TUBE/dp/B000BGOC0W[/ame]
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
What's the story on Simichrome, anyway? Used to be the local H-D dealer carried it, but I haven't seen any in about a year....
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I still see it at H-D as well as metric shops. I used it 30 years ago when it was about the only game in town. Really worked primo on soft aluminum using a polishing buff on a drill or die grinder. Wenol red, Meg's Mag & Aluminum and others are comparable, IMO. I recently gave Optimum's metal polish a try and was astounded there was little to no black residue but it cut & shined as well as anything! My go-to these days is P21S/S100 polishing soap. Cleans crud, polishes, shines & protects a bit and is easy, easy, easy! YMMV.

When you get the aluminum polished up hit it with Opti Coat. I've been finding more and more uses for that stuff. :bigups

TL
 
TLMitchell said:
I still see it at H-D as well as metric shops. I used it 30 years ago when it was about the only game in town. Really worked primo on soft aluminum using a polishing buff on a drill or die grinder. Wenol red, Meg's Mag & Aluminum and others are comparable, IMO. I recently gave Optimum's metal polish a try and was astounded there was little to no black residue but it cut & shined as well as anything! My go-to these days is P21S/S100 polishing soap. Cleans crud, polishes, shines & protects a bit and is easy, easy, easy! YMMV.

When you get the aluminum polished up hit it with Opti Coat. I've been finding more and more uses for that stuff. :bigups

TL
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I've used the Opti Coat as well:D
 
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