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Tom Wesenberg · 04-07-2015, 07:34 AM

I'm looking for a good paste or liquid polish for aluminum that works as well as Simichrome. At about $10 for a 1.76 ounce tube, Simichrome gets rather expensive, but it does a good job. Just wondering if anyone has found a good alternative? Thanks

zzlegend · 04-07-2015, 08:14 AM

Tom, Simichrome is the best I think. Getting pricey, yes. I can only find it at my local Harley shop. Another thing I use is Mothers Mag Polish. Comes in a small round plastic jar and its a paste. Most auto parts carry it. Have not found anything else like these two. Mark.

John Duden · 04-07-2015, 08:23 AM

Flitz works very well, I use it in the gunshop on the Henry golden boys and silverados
John

JOES31 · 04-07-2015, 08:40 AM

Autosol, Blue Magic and what was mentioned above.

Bill Stipe · 04-07-2015, 08:41 AM

Tom you may want to try Maas Polish I think Walmart has it, I had also always used Simichrome and the price is climbing. I have not tried the Maas product so can not say if it work well.
Maasinc.com

ModelAMike1930 · 04-07-2015, 09:16 AM

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I like the old standby Brasso..

C26Pinelake · 04-07-2015, 09:22 AM

Tom. I use Mothers and have obtained great results. It is available at Walmart for half the price at Autozone. Wayne

Mitch//pa · 04-07-2015, 09:38 AM

i use blue magic..

Willie Krash · 04-07-2015, 09:51 AM

I'm with C26,
Mother's, the bikers choice, 50k Hells Angels can't be wrong.

Bill's Auto Works · 04-07-2015, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Duden

Flitz works very well, I use it in the gunshop on the Henry golden boys and silverados
John

I agree with John,
I use Flitz for everything aluminum. I do my whole Featherlite open trailer with Flitz & a Mothers powerball

Tacoma Bob · 04-07-2015, 10:41 AM

Fitz here.

Dana Barlow · 04-07-2015, 11:03 AM

I like Mothers alum wheel polish

Dollar Bill · 04-07-2015, 11:35 AM

Tom, if you ever try ZEP 5 star metal polish, you will throw rocks at all other metal polish. I've used all of the ones mentioned here and still prefer the ZEP.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 04-07-2015, 03:16 PM

The plater's trick for a bright lustre on freshly polished aluminum is Baby Powder sprinkled on to remove the grease in the polish.

a-bone newby · 04-07-2015, 04:55 PM

pollished my 83 harley with solvoautosol works like magic and alluminom looks like chrome.

Slowplane · 04-07-2015, 05:13 PM

I like Simichrome. I buy it in an 8.8 oz. can from NLA Limited in Reno, (ph. 800 438 8119). I don't recall what it cost, but it wasn't too pricey. NLA has a website; they're Porsche 356 guys. I can't recall the web address. Sorry.

gridleak · 04-07-2015, 05:19 PM

what kind of baby powder? It used to be talc.

What kind of baby powder? It used to be talc but now its corn starch.
Talc is related to asbestos and probably baned

fiddlybits · 04-07-2015, 06:10 PM

Flitz.
After polishing an Airstream trailer, an Aeronca Aircoupe, and a Cessna 170 from oxidized to mirror finish you become a believer. Have used simichrome and Mothers and the results were good but the difference in effort was like difference in cleaning Grand Central Station with a floor buffer or a toothbrush.
Flitz works well on stainless, nickel, brass and chrome as well.
I go through about 2 gallons a year.

I'm not affiliated at all with the product. I just use it.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-07-2015, 06:32 PM

I have a box of Rottenstone dry powder. Mix it into a paste, with paraffin oil, works quite well.
Bill W.

04-07-2015, 07:34 AM	#1
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? I'm looking for a good paste or liquid polish for aluminum that works as well as Simichrome. At about $10 for a 1.76 ounce tube, Simichrome gets rather expensive, but it does a good job. Just wondering if anyone has found a good alternative? Thanks

04-07-2015, 08:14 AM	#2
zzlegend Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Reseda, Calif. Posts: 2,188	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Tom, Simichrome is the best I think. Getting pricey, yes. I can only find it at my local Harley shop. Another thing I use is Mothers Mag Polish. Comes in a small round plastic jar and its a paste. Most auto parts carry it. Have not found anything else like these two. Mark.

04-07-2015, 08:23 AM	#3
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Flitz works very well, I use it in the gunshop on the Henry golden boys and silverados John

04-07-2015, 08:40 AM	#4
JOES31 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: La Verne California Posts: 272	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Autosol, Blue Magic and what was mentioned above.

04-07-2015, 08:41 AM	#5
Bill Stipe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Auburn, Kentucky Posts: 194	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Tom you may want to try Maas Polish I think Walmart has it, I had also always used Simichrome and the price is climbing. I have not tried the Maas product so can not say if it work well. Maasinc.com __________________ Building Horse Power --

04-07-2015, 09:16 AM	#6
ModelAMike1930 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 382	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I like the old standby Brasso..

04-07-2015, 09:22 AM	#7
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Tom. I use Mothers and have obtained great results. It is available at Walmart for half the price at Autozone. Wayne

04-07-2015, 09:38 AM	#8
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? i use blue magic..

04-07-2015, 09:51 AM	#9
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? I'm with C26, Mother's, the bikers choice, 50k Hells Angels can't be wrong. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

04-07-2015, 10:41 AM	#11
Tacoma Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,025	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Fitz here.

04-07-2015, 11:03 AM	#12
Dana Barlow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami Fl. Posts: 149	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? I like Mothers alum wheel polish

04-07-2015, 11:35 AM	#13
Dollar Bill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Keystone Heights, FL Posts: 647	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Tom, if you ever try ZEP 5 star metal polish, you will throw rocks at all other metal polish. I've used all of the ones mentioned here and still prefer the ZEP. __________________ I Love Anything That Turns Money Into Noise

04-07-2015, 03:16 PM	#14
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,513	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? The plater's trick for a bright lustre on freshly polished aluminum is Baby Powder sprinkled on to remove the grease in the polish. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

04-07-2015, 04:55 PM	#15
a-bone newby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: b.c. canada Posts: 153	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? pollished my 83 harley with solvoautosol works like magic and alluminom looks like chrome.

04-07-2015, 05:13 PM	#16
Slowplane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sonora desert, Arizona Posts: 290	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? I like Simichrome. I buy it in an 8.8 oz. can from NLA Limited in Reno, (ph. 800 438 8119). I don't recall what it cost, but it wasn't too pricey. NLA has a website; they're Porsche 356 guys. I can't recall the web address. Sorry.

04-07-2015, 05:19 PM	#17
gridleak Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: bozeman mt Posts: 170	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? what kind of baby powder? It used to be talc. What kind of baby powder? It used to be talc but now its corn starch. Talc is related to asbestos and probably baned

04-07-2015, 06:10 PM	#18
fiddlybits Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: N Illinois Posts: 447	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? Flitz. After polishing an Airstream trailer, an Aeronca Aircoupe, and a Cessna 170 from oxidized to mirror finish you become a believer. Have used simichrome and Mothers and the results were good but the difference in effort was like difference in cleaning Grand Central Station with a floor buffer or a toothbrush. Flitz works well on stainless, nickel, brass and chrome as well. I go through about 2 gallons a year. I'm not affiliated at all with the product. I just use it.

04-07-2015, 06:32 PM	#19
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: What Aluminum Polish Works Like Simichrome? I have a box of Rottenstone dry powder. Mix it into a paste, with paraffin oil, works quite well. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"