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Old 01-17-2015, 06:05 AM
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MY VR1 has aluminum diamond plate in the engine compartment and it is looking a little dirty and dull. What is everyone using, equipment and product wise to clean and polish it?

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Old 01-17-2015, 07:19 AM
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Look up Busch Shine Products. It is the stuff truckers use on fuel tanks. It works. I used it on uncoated aluminum wheels and they came out like chrome.
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Bio Kleen metal polish or Wicked products metal polish is a trucker product that is great. A piece of carpet will polish around the diamond treads nicely, follow up with a cotton cloth to remove the "black" and then buff to a shine!
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Tried and true...and cheap:
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If it's anodized aluminum it will not polish to a shine once it's discolored.
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Don't know if it is anodized but it is not discolored just dirty and not as much shine as I would like.

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First wash with Lime away, then use a polish.
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Simichrome is the best I've found. I little goes a long way.

http://www.simichrome-polish.com
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Originally Posted by snowhammer
Bio Kleen metal polish or Wicked products metal polish is a trucker product that is great. A piece of carpet will polish around the diamond treads nicely, follow up with a cotton cloth to remove the "black" and then buff to a shine!
+1 for anything from Bio Kleen.

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BioKleen AlumaKleen... Spray on, wash off. Awesome stuff!
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