polishing aluminums

[OttawaFFRer]

I was going to do a 1000 and 2000 wet sand followed my mothers. Looking for a mirror finish.

Any advice?

Cheers

aluminum...not sure what was going through my head when I titled this thread

[OCCPete]

This is by far the best stuff I've ever tried to polish aluminum. The stuff is amazing:

http://www.californiacustom.com/aluminum_deoxidizer.html

http://www.californiacustom.com/new_photos_6-17-2010/HTD-lrg.jpg

http://www.californiacustom.com/purple_metal_polish.html

http://www.californiacustom.com/new_photos_6-17-2010/PMP-lrg.jpg

Pete

[efnfast]

My opinion - don't.

Polishing every bloody panel (every, including floors) was the biggest mistake of my build. Lots of wasted time and effort.

You have to upkeep it, and the simple fact is, when your car is done you see almost no aluminum panels. It just isn't worth it - powerdercoat them and carpet the interior. Long-run you will be 1000x happier.

[efnfast]

Btw, if you want to do it properly here's how

http://www.ffcars.com/forums/109-helpful-build-tips-tricks/198165-how-polish-aluminum-how-make-shiny-shiny.html

the pictures are dead since the hosting source died, but the description still stands roughly.