Polishing Metal - Help me Refine my process

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pingable

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Polishing Aluminum is a chore.....

The product is generally a mix of solvent and abrasives.



I generally go a 1st round which gets the oxidations off unpolished aluminum. and the piece of cloth gets dirty quick. I continue polishing till the solvent get's close to dry or the cloth just get's too dark.



I switch cloths and rub again till I get NO more oxidation on the cloth.

If the cloth is not too dirty, I'll readd some more polish at this point to get the aluminum even more mirror finish.



I litterally repeat these steps over, and over and over, till I get my desired results.

I have a contining bagfull of old cottoen t shirts meant for this grunt work.





Just curious is there a better approach to this !

I'm really loving the Heavy Metal Polishes.



I've also found that metal is (absorbic). After high polishing, if I get even the slightest water on them, the metal will *absorb* and the mirror polish will haze up. Even chasing it with a cloth to dry doesn't help.



However, if it's left to set........the oils in the polish do form a coating of some sorts...
 
my heart goes out to you bro, i've got aluminum wheels to but i use zephyr pro40 on mine with my mini power ball or cotton bob and it really cuts down on the elbow grease. also try dipping a microfiber towel into some baking soda to take all the black off the wheel trust me this work great at removing the black stuff wth absolutly no smearing.
 
Wait.. But what's the difference whether it's clearcoated or not? You're still using the same polish, except you're using the powerball to do the hard work for you. Am I missing something?
 
At $1500 a wheel (HRE), there is too much at risk and the accuracy/detail of only touching UNCOATED aluminum as opposed to clear coated with a tool like that is not even an option.
 
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