Ditto on the Mothers

 

Me three. Here's a Powerball, some of their aluminum polish, and just a couple of minutes of work. I pried off the hubcap to get in between the lugs better. It would go easier next time with their new mini power ball between the lugs.




(Sorry the bottom pic is a little out of focus.)

 

Power ball is a new one to me.
Throw in some other stuff into your Hub Cap and you can have a Jammer

 

I am going to try the power ball thingy, but here is what I use, get the polishing compound bars some people call them rouge bars but they come in different colors each color is for a specific metal, I get a 5lb. white and 5lb. green for aluminum and a couple of old bottles anything with a lid will work,water,shampoo,gatorade ect. Bust up the bar with a hammer and try to get it into powder form,a few chunks are ok,mix it in the bottle with odorless mineral spirits about the same consistancy as paint and use a rag. It makes alot of the black stuff but it sure takes a ton of elbow grease out of the job. Start with the green and just wipe on wipe off after a while and the aluminum is looking good use the white mixture for upkeep. I have been polishing with this for years with very few refills.

 

Do those power balls work well on diamond plate?

 

yes

 

Wipe the rouge slurry on and let it dry, then go at it with the powerball thing, you'll be pleasantly surprised how well it works. Word of caution: If you use both green and white rouge, have a separate powerball for each, keep them in a sealed bag when not being used, and never mix them up.

The most common colors of rouge are white, green, and brown or black. They are not for different types of metal, but are of different aggressiveness (grit, like sand paper). The black is the most aggressive, the white is the least. If you have pits (shallow ones), start with black until the pits are gone, change to green until all the scratches from the black are gone and the surface is uniform, then move to white to give it a high polish. BE CAREFUL if you use black rouge, it WILL remove metal in a hurry!!! The green will give it polish, but if you look closely there will be swirl marks. After using the white, the surface will be like a mirror and will stay polished longer than if you had only used the green.

Dan

 

I use 5 star polish with rouge by Zep. Comes in a court can and cost almost $50 bucks. My last can I bought lasted over 10 years.
The can has a blue label on it with gold stars going around it. It's like a pinkish-white color. Very good $hit. I always hand polish. I will definitely buy a power ball because my arms feel like they are gona fall off when I finish polishing. :x I have used buffing wheels in the past but I would always burn the polish in. I think I just don't know how to use the wheels corectly. :roll: The power ball sounds easier.

 

I have used Mothers and Mequires and some 3M polishes and the fastest stuff I have used to date is Busch Super Shine Aluminum polish with a powerball and it gives a much higher shine then the other products I have used.

http://www.1010tires.com/accessories.asp?pid=B44008

 

The Mothers worked great on my tanks and wheels, but need something for Chrome. I read on the mothers instructions that said not to use it on chrome.

I need something for my bumper, grill, Breathers, and stacks, anyone have any suggestions on something as easy as mothers for chrome?