Alloy polishing help needed

[pancakes_and_haggis]

Hi team, does anyone know where I can borrow/buy an alloy polisher from

I want to polish a bull bar I have for sale.

Thanks

Callum

[Peter.T]

Super cheap sell an alloy polish it is in a blue container with a green lid (can't remember the brand). I used it on my bullbar and tray looked good from a distance up close not flash still improved tho. I will be looking for another product next time I do it. Please post if you have success

Cheers Pete

[rosstralia46]

Autosol autobarn should stock it best of the lot by far

[dhess]

If it has any deeper scratches a polish won't be enough. Use wet dry sand paper soaked in kerosene and go down through the grits and then finish off with autosol.

[woody1]

East Coast Bullbars make a pretty good polish. You can pick it up from them at Redcliffe, but Im sure they sell online aswell

[grantbudd74]

anything like Braso or T-Cut for auto paint will work. You can start with your cutting compound and a high wet and dry paper keeping it lightly wetted with water and washing up liquid. This is messy so wear gloves. Rub hard and be sure to go with the grain. Work your way up to 1200 starting around 800 and even up to 1700 grit if you can find it...You then buff up with newspaper and your cutting compound only. This will leave you a mirror finish if you want that...I did a motorbike once like this (not the frame but everything else)Looked a million $$$ but hard work...Failing that get a polishing machine with some buffing wheels on...Again very messy from the speed of the buffing pad throwing the water and polish everywhere!! Good luck...by hand is less messy nut hard work..

[woody1]

Do you have any scratches on the bar? or are you just wanting to clean it up and add some shine?

[pancakes_and_haggis]

There area couple of scrapes yeh

[maxi]

pig fat works a treat, but obviously wont take scratches out.

[benno573]

pig fat works a treat, but obviously wont take scratches out.

and is good for a snack along the way if you get peckish...

I always found standard auto polish improved the alloy bullbar on my old car. the harder you buffed the better it looked!

[Aggro101]

pig fat works a treat, but obviously wont take scratches out.

You may find you get chased down the road by more dogs than usual too....

[Boatguru]

pig fat works a treat, but obviously wont take scratches out.

You may find you get chased down the road by more dogs than usual too....

I guess that better than getting chased down the road by FAT pigs. ROFL