Polishing Diamond Plate on Swim Platform

[ll kaidoy ll]

Hi. I've been a member for a while just reading all the great information on here on these forums, but a first time poster. This weekend, I wanted to polish out the swim platform on my dad's '99 Alumaweld jet boat since it has never been. So, I used some Mother's Billet polish with a Mother's Powerball and went to work. You can see the difference in this picture:

And, here is when I was done with all the support rails and molding. I think it came out excellent.

Now, here's my problem. The swim platform is made of diamond plate itself, and it seems like it has years and years of water deposits and possibly oxidation? I went to work with the polish and Powerball, but it took a long time to get barely any noticeable results. In this picture, you can see what I am working with. The left side of the picture shows all the "gunk" on the diamond plate, and the right shows what progress I have made.

I was wondering if there is any way to remove the "gunk" off the diamond plate safely and easily. Any information and tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

99% of the time it just washes right off after you polish the diamond plating.

 

[BobD]

Try Collinite Metal Wax.

 

[SShine]

Rotay + Wool Pad + Aluminum Compound.

 

[ll kaidoy ll]

I've read that Flitz with a small piece of rug as an applicator might do the trick. Any thoughts on that?

 

[RTexasF]

Mothers powerball, corded drill, and aluminum polish.



NICE squirt boat by the way....show the rest?

 

[gocubbies]

Rotay + Wool Pad + Aluminum Compound.

agree with SShine

 

[ll kaidoy ll]

Mothers powerball, corded drill, and aluminum polish.



NICE squirt boat by the way....show the rest?

I used Mother's Powerball on a drill and Mother's Billet polish. Is there a difference between that and aluminum polish? I'll try and dig up some pictures.

Rotay + Wool Pad + Aluminum Compound.

Is there any specific aluminum compound that you would recommend?

 

[gocubbies]

Is there any specific aluminum compound that you would recommend?[/QUOTE]



surf city garage absolutely aluminum perfect polish.



i have used their glass cleaner and sealant and they are great. alot of great reviews for this company

 

[KMHAWAIIDH]

Is it clearcoated? If it is you need to get of clearcoat of first. If it isnt clearcoated try using a RO with cutting pad yellow or orange. If you can get Heavy metal polish or Truckers polish that works great. Heres some pics of huge job we did in Hawaii for the Navy. Good luck! Kerwin

 

[ll kaidoy ll]

Kerwin,



Wow, that shine is amazing in the second picture! Are there any specific brand products that you can recommend? Thanks.

 

[BigJimZ28]

If you can get Heavy metal polish or Truckers polish that works great.

Are there any specific brand products that you can recommend? Thanks.

:nana: :nana:

 

[74 thing]

Products - Automotive aluminum and metal polish

 

[SShine]

Is there any specific aluminum compound that you would recommend?

Its all preference but I use wolfgangs compound and polish, but it's the only thing I have used so far. It works great though:



not diamondplate but you get the idea.

 

[ll kaidoy ll]

:nana: :nana:

Haha. Okay. I just realized that those are specific brands after a Google search.



Has anyone ever used Gord's Aluminum Polish or MetalWax? Those were a couple suggestions that some people gave me on one of my fishing forums.

 

[MrCleanTn]

'I would try Nuvite G6 and then finish with the 2S. I have had great success using those.\r\nThis is a 2004 model gas tanker that was white from being washed with acid.\r\nhttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/TCsRed04/BentonOil014-1.jpg[/IMG]\"]\r\nhttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f16/TCsRed04/BentonOil015.jpg[/IMG]\"]'

 

[ll kaidoy ll]

I was browsing around the internet yesterday and I stumbled across a good deal on some Collinite Metal Wax and the Wolfgang Intermediate Oxidation kit at Autogeek.net. They had a 15% coupon too. I can't wait to get the products so I can try them out. I'm going to use a machine with wool pads, but should I use a DA or rotary? I have a Porter Cable 7424, and I can get my hands on a DeWalt rotary (don't know the model number, but it is variable speed) that I can borrow from a friend.