Cleaning billet aluminum

Brianandhisbad55 · OTTAWA, ONT

Cleaning billet aluminum

Modfather · VICTORIA HARBOUR, ONT

Have you checked out Kill Billet . Com. lmao any way try Flitz you can get it at CDN Tire it works great

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Chris Stapley · CAMPBELLFORD, ONT

Autosol is the best cream cleaner on the market to get the high lustre on aluminum. Used it by the skid lot when working with Valley View Transport keeping our shiny Petes looking like they never hauled livestock!

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

have a friend that swears by mothers products for his show bike. but then i don't polish chrome unless with a garden hose.

Brianandhisbad55 · OTTAWA, ONT

Thanks for replies! I'll go see what my local Canadian Tire has in stock.

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

X2 on the Autosol. Option two = buffing wheels and jewelers clay.

Chris Stapley · CAMPBELLFORD, ONT

I can swear on the Autosol, proabaly polished more aluminum on my Pete and Cattle Pot the first season than most guys will in a lifetime....

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Chris Stapley wrote:
I can swear on the Autosol, proabaly polished more aluminum on my Pete and Cattle Pot the first season than most guys will in a lifetime....

Yep, I do some polishing on the side, and I have 6-7 tubes of Autosol ready at all times. I finally found it in a 12oz container. Many times it gets the work done faster then having to change polishing wheels and compound.

The product was developed for aerospace use.

Seeker1056 · DOURO, ONT

so where does one find autosol for sale in quantity - my motor has more polished aluminum bits than paint
will it work with one of those power balls as thats about the only way some of it can be reached in and around?

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

NAPA has it, Carquest, Uniselect, Home hardware. Canadian tire carries it, in tube format at least.
And by the way, it works great for cleaning plastic lenses also.
The main thing with Autosol is you have to make sure you wipe it off clean.

If you can't find it in anything larger than a tube, and you would like a larger container, I'll be glad to get you some and ship it to you, at cost plus shipping. But I'm sure you can find it locally.

Chris Stapley · CAMPBELLFORD, ONT

It can be purchased in 750 ml cans (almost a liter) for around $60 at most any jobber. I know my local here in Campbellford keeps it on their shelf by the can or in the small consumer tubes as well.
Here is a link to the locator, most everyone in your area has it or at least should have it!

https://autosol.com/find-a-store/

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Asphalt Angel · STRATHROY, ONT

A power ball does a nice job and if you get a little heavy on the black residue a little corn starch or flour dusted on a dry rag will take it right off.

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Asphalt Angel wrote:
A power ball does a nice job and if you get a little heavy on the black residue a little corn starch or flour dusted on a dry rag will take it right off.

Thanx for the tip, now I have to buy corn starch.

I already use baking soda for removing rust in an electrolite bath, and I'm looking at getting a stove for curing some powder coat. The wee shop is slowly turning into a kitchen, so what's on the menu, LOL.

SD66 · AYLMER, ONT

Gazoo wrote:
Asphalt Angel wrote:
A power ball does a nice job and if you get a little heavy on the black residue a little corn starch or flour dusted on a dry rag will take it right off.
Thanx for the tip, now I have to buy corn starch.
I already use baking soda for removing rust in an electrolite bath, and I'm looking at getting a stove for curing some powder coat. The wee shop is slowly turning into a kitchen, so what's on the menu, LOL.

Those are good aluminum tips guys,thanks. I lke the corn starch/ flour,never heard of it before.

Rochie · LONDON, ONT

I found a product called Wizard's Metal Renew at "Back to the Fifties" in Minniaplois a few years back and have been using it ever since. I watched a guy polish the show part of an aluminum wheel and then asked if he would polish the raw part between the beads. I was sold! They will ship to your door but ask for USPS.

www.wizardsproducts.com

Here's a de-rusting tip for you , use mollasses(1 part) in a 5:1 ratio with water(5 parts) to derust most anything! Bio-degradable too!

I did my roadster doors in about a week and a half a piece. Leaves just nice steel

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Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Rochie wrote:

Here's a de-rusting tip for you , use mollasses(1 part) in a 5:1 ratio with water(5 parts) to derust most anything! Bio-degradable too!
I did my roadster doors in about a week and a half a piece. Leaves just nice steel

I've tried that also with varying results, but in general worked really good.

I've used that on cast iron intakes, exhaust manifolds, drums/rotors.

Back to the outdoor kitchen, LOL!