keeping polished aluminum looking good.

[Johnny Blaze]

Tips for keeping polished aluminum parts, specificlly underhood pieces looking good as new?
Coatings? Polishes? Sealers?

[DLinson]

Check out Eastwood.com. They have some sealers. Zoops is also another sealer.

Dennis

[CRead01]

I dont know how this would work but the trim on my camaro exterior windows are anodized aluminum.

Maby you could anodize it.

hopefully someone could chime in if it would work

[Mr. Hinge]

We offer clear anodizing. It turns polished alum into more of a pewter color. I like it. We also offer a clear powder coat that you won't have to maintain and stuff will always look shiny. Otherwise, I've always polished my alum with Semi-Chrome polish in a amall yellow tube available at most parts stores.

[wedgehead]

White Diamond polish. The best polish I have ever used for polished aluminum. Works with minimum work also. Removes water spots very easily.

[Bigblue73]

Zoops - I've had great luck with it. For polishing I use Wenol - orange and blue.

[John Wright]

Another vote for Zoops.....it's expensive, but worth it when you have hundreds of hours into rough cast aluminum parts that shine like a mirror.

[wmhjr]

There are a few polishes, and stuff like zoops that I'd recommend. Clear powder coating will reduce maintenance and is great for some applications, but I've never ever seen clear powdercoating over polished aluminum that retained the luster of the uncoated - plus if it gets damaged it's a real PITA to deal with. You can't polish out a scratch.

[MonzaRacer]

also can try to do upkeep with never dull on raw polished aluminum.

[doghouse]

had them polished, then clear powder coated. front and back.
never polish them again!

[Samckitt]

I am thinking I like this clear powder coating thought. But before I get to that point, I had the hood for the Monte painted between Christmas & New Years. The guys shop (at his home) that I took it to couldn't get it up in the shop because of snow, & he threw salt around the tires to melt the snow. Well of course he got it on the wheels & now they have spots where the salt sat. What is the best aluminum polish that I can use on them. I know it is going to take some elbow grease.