davidimurray
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 06:02 PM |
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Help-my car has measles-attack of the road salt?
My car has aluminium side panels and rear tub. Before my IVA at the start of November I polished all the aluminium with meguiars metal polish which I
understand protects the metal.
After all the mucking around with the dvla, I finally got the car on the road on Xmas eve and since then I've done 230 miles.
Putting the car away last night I noticed some spots on the aluminium. Cleaned the car down today and it is covered in spot marks on the ALU - the car
looks like it has got measles. The marks don't wipe off and need a hell of a polish to get them to become less visible hopefully they will
disappear with more elbow grease.
I am guessing that this is road salt eating the alu? What can I do to protect the ALU after I polish it again? Any tips for polishing the marks
out?
[Edited on 30/12/13 by davidimurray]
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ste
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 06:58 PM |
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Lacquer it. Bare metal will corrode unless constantly cleaned and polished
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 07:07 PM |
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I plan to paint mine....
Dave B
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Proby
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 07:36 PM |
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If you want to keep the bare look, either lacquer or maybe a clear paint protective vinyl??
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black fingernail
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 07:57 PM |
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I wipe mine over with wd 40 or duck oil after polishing or washing, it lasts for ages.
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steve m
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 08:00 PM |
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As a fellow Alui locoster, I was not aware of any lacquer that could be applied to a polished finish, hence my car does not go on the roads at this
time of the year
I would use "Peek" to go over the alui, to get it back to an all alui finish, even " t cut" works, but do it soon, as the salt
will EAT the alui in a very short space of time
Steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 08:13 PM |
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The best polish I have found,way better than Maguires is akalifornia Customs Original Purple Polish, the only problem is finding it
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davidimurray
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 09:01 PM |
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Thanks everyone
Unfortunately pant or vinyl are not options at the moment.
I've done a quick experiment on a bad area tonight, t-cut with a hard polishing pad on the drill. Marks seem to be clearing slowly although I
think it is going to be a slow job, particularly on the back panel.
Remembered I had a can of acf50 in the garage that I normally use to coat the motorbike in winter. Tried it on a polished area and while it took the
shine off the panel still looked clean and if it neutralises the salt and protects it then it will be worth it.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 30/12/13 at 10:11 PM |
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Numpty question - Can you wax polished aluminium? If so, I presume this would protect it?
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 31/12/13 at 01:48 AM |
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Nothing other than a proper adhered or anodised finish will protect a highly reactive metal in the presence of salt. Even the best waxes will only
last an outing or two at best.
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