gnewman79 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I’m interested in polishing the bare aluminium body work. Someone has suggested if I put detergent on it, the aluminium will go dull. Do you know if this is correct and how you keep it gleaming please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Degrease with cellulose thinner and then use a polish like Belgom apply with a rag and use paper to get the shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Don't bother :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckpit Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Agreed, dont bother, otherwise you will spend the life of the car doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil G Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Depends on your interpretation of gleaming. If you want to maintain the brushed finish that CC provide from new then I recommend Vistal; however, if you want to a highly polished effect then first you have to get there which involves buffing and then maintenance as per Elie's comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 A member Ollie on here kindly shared his preparation steps with me and they did indeed yield amazing results.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auyt Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I have had some good success with product. The Key is do small areas with the Deoxidizer first and before it dries use the polish, then use a microfiber cloth to clean of the surface. even the Anodised screen comes up nicelyThen finish it with a Carnauba wax to seal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 x BM's heading your way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil G Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hijacking this thread for a mo.....I would be keen to know what wax would work on the brushed aluminium finish. I've tried the Auto Glym product and paid the price - it smeared and tainted the finish to the extent that I had to rewash with Vistal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Bassett Posted December 17, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted December 17, 2018 My first love (yes even before 7s) is aviation and listening and reading about the mighty fighter jet, the EE Lightning that was unpainted in the 60s/70s, the ground crew used lots of Wadpol:https://www.lasaero.com/products/article/H02A2A5EDExpensive, but seemed to do the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Or a DC6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnewman79 Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Thanks. Interestingly enough someone recommend Frasers Aviation who have a great range of similar products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molecular--Bob Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I have bought Nuvite from Frasers and have the dual head polisher that they sell. Great to deal with and good advice available as well. If you search for Nuvite on here it will point you to a few threads that cover the process of Nuvite polishing.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonym Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Wadcom duly ordered. My goodness it's very comfortingly expensive. Hazardous product charge doubles the price and Overseas shipping adds £100, so doubling it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Cloud Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I first tried Autosol which is really good but then found Mothers Mag and Aluminium Polish which I think is much better. It's also in a tub and much easier to use. The results are great and worth the effort. I think well polished ali gives a Caterham a real classic look and I love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed White Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I'm autosoling an ex academy car atm. I don't reallywant a pristine shiny car, as its go too many blemishes, but it literally hadn't been cleaned in 20 years, so it was due a fettle. Thanks Temple, i'll try the Mothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 If the ally has never been prepped you need to flat out the grain..... BM me and I had details shared by another member which work very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagler Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Unless you have them anodised or clear coated you will need to repeat the polishing.Ideally change em to stainless, fit and forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndrewE Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I think this thread is about the full aluminium body panels, stainless would be a bit heavy and anodising would be tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagler Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Apologies thought it was the wing protectors. Got mixed up with this thread. https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forum/techtalk/bare-ally-what-product-make-it-easy-clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heptagon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I was vaguely thinking about this recently but as someone who barely finds time to even wash the car I decided it probably wasn't another hobby I had time for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonym Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Ok so my Wadpol has arrived £200 worth plus duty here overseas. Huge can, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted July 12, 2022 Leadership Team Share Posted July 12, 2022 I have no experience polishing the bare aluminium panels but I know a DA polisher with Mother's Mag polish works really well on both my SLR polished alloy wheels and bare alloy motorbike panniers.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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