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05-10-2013, 02:19 AM
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Re: What am I missing!!!
Mario Travis has hit it right on the head. I have used this trick for years on my 1:1 show truck the only difference is I use baby powder cause it is finer than flour. the haze is just left over polish sticking in the grain of the aluminum where a rag can't get it. the powder acts as a super fine grit sanding agent and pulls that out of the cracks and can sometimes even remove the fine cracks. just a nice light rub in the direction of the grain works great. also use either a microfiber rag or a cloth baby diaper any other type of material is to course and can scratch the finish.
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05-12-2013, 11:56 AM
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Re: What am I missing!!!
Thank you so much Travis and Mike ! I'm sure this is the exact step I was missing and cant wait to try it. I was all stoked and set up to start on Saturday morning but the weather had other plans in mind and Im forced to wait for better weather
  I'm looking forward to posting pics of the successful results  Thanks again for sharing the tips  Mario
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05-15-2013, 01:45 PM
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Re: What am I missing!!!
Once you have the aluminum polished up to a real nice shine is there any thing you can do to keep it that way. It seems that no matter how nice of a finish you get a little while down the road the metal "tarnishes" and gets dull looking again. Is there something like a clearcoat or wax that will keep it shiny and help keep the finger prints under control???
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05-15-2013, 10:01 PM
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Re: What am I missing!!!
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It's quick and easy to wipe down the fleet every couple weeks compared to the work involved in keeping the real trucks looking good Great question though Flyingbeagle. If anyone has a tip on keeping the shine longer, I'm all ears!!! Mario
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