Polishing Aluminum ....Waste of time?????

I go out and buff up the aluminum on the Spyder, just to watch it return to it's former state within a week to ten days........Has science come up with something you can use to delay this oxidizing for some extended period of time, without creating a huge mess or costing an arm and leg......It's just that i would like to get ready for Carlisle, sit back and relax......Yeah, right....;-)

Leon,
Do a search for "Zoops" aluminum polish and sealer...(Not cheap)they claim it will hold up for a year plus. ~Alan

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ZoopSeal-Jr-Kit-Zoops-Zoop-Seal_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63702QQihZ023QQitemZ360147463749QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Buff it up. Get it nice and shiny. Wipe it down so there is no hint of residue from the polishing compound. Then mask off as necessary and apply a coat of Krylon Clear or some other clear acrylic spray. Two light coats about 15 minutes apart aught to do it.

Let dry, remove the masking and it'll stay like new for years.

gn

I just bought some Nyalic I am going to try on aluminum and chrome.

I brushed my aluminum wheels with scotch-brite pads, then wiped 'em down with lacquer thinner, then began my clear powder-coat odyssey.

One way or another, your gonna need to clear them. Sorry.

Stan, your wheels are perfect. I like them the most and that's the look I like if I went with a non-fat 356

I hate Nyalac, it's very thin and runs.

Once you polish the aluminum, apply a couple of coats of carnuba wax. Every time you clean the car, apply wax. It really helps in keeping the aluminum shiney (Is shiney a word?? and if so, is it spelled correctly??)

It's shiny. And it's carnauba, from the carnauba palm.

Zoop works, but you will spend the rest of your life, every free moment, cleaning the damn things. Stan is right - polish them up and clear coat 'em. Todays technology.

I'm with Larry... Polish them well, clean all the residue off and wax them. It's spelled SHINY Larry!

angela

Someone posted this stuff before.
http://www.permalac.com/product.asp

Thanks, To Scott and Angela,

I knew the correct way to spell Carnauba however, the invisible link between my brain and fingers failed as I was typing.

"Shiny" now that's a word that I've probably never used and more than likely will never use again but, I now know its correct spelling.


As my punishment, I'll type the following sentence 100 times.

"Carnauba" wax and hot body wax are totally different products however, both achieve the same results. Applied and removed per their enclosed instructions, both will leave a smooth and "shiny" body

"Hot Body Wax"...

Is that like "Sex Wax"?

Where's Vince?.....he'd know.

Exactly the same but totally different???

Sex wax is used on surf boards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Zog's_Sex_Wax

Larry-not to introduce any confusion here, but note that "hiney" DOES have an "e". But "shiny", as in "shiny hiney", drops the "e". I can't remember that rule, but it must be "e" after n except in an "s" word.
And thanks for the MISTER Zog note. All these years I thought Mr. Zog was DOCTOR Zog. Gotta pay way more attention to them details. Surf's up dude.

And here all along, I though it was "I" before "E" except after "C" ???

...." I though it was "...
Larry, I THOUGH (?) I thaw a pussycat. The "i" before "e" rule is still a good one. The rule of dropping the 2nd "t" in a "t-h" word is not.

Well, I "THOUGHT" I pressed the "T" key

I was doing all right in this bar fight.....until somebody stepped on my hand........Thanks every one........

I can only suggest something from an aircraft supplier, like this:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php?query=polish&searchsubmit=Search&search=1

LMAO!You guys are to mucking futch...

Do it Gordon's way: clear Kryolon, or similar after a really good polish job AND cleaning. Second idea: relpace all the Al bits w/ chrome ones -- is that even possible?

I have lots of polished aly in my engine bay, I must have invested at least 30 hours Yes thirty on preparation and polishing on my intake manifold alone and at least that much again on the alternator housing. (OK labor is cheap in Africa!) I have decided that the next time i pull the motor i am going to polish it all up one more time and then have it all chrome plated! At least then it will stay looking good without too much elbow grease.

I think Carey from Beck recommended Chrome Guard. I have quite a bit of Chrome including my deep-dish rims so I gave it a try. Just clean and dry the area spray the Chrome Guard on and let it dry. Wipe off with a microfiber cloth and slight buff if necessary. Leon, this may help you after you polish your aluminum. I tried it on a aluminum too with good results. It