Product Evaluation: Gord's Aluminum and Chrome Polish

I was looking for aluminum polish and came across this stuff on the net; thought I'd share my results. Overall I thought it did a great job. I saw very good results from very little effort. It didn't bring my aluminum back to "like new" but the bike's been sitting (mostly) outside for 27 years now! Supposedly, continued use of the product will continue to remove the grunge.

Headlight bezel before


After


Here's the bezel next to the bucket (unpolished, obviously)


Part of the engine case before


After (notice my reflection)


I did some other chrome that I didn't take pictures of and it came out great. It even removed most of the surface rust. It's also supposed to leave some sort of protective coating on the metal to help prevent further grungification.

Dean

 

Chrome cleaned up nice.

Happened by Harbor Freight this past week and picked up a Buffing Kit for $3.99. Worked some magic on the aluminum side covers for the 650G.

 

Those two sticks of Polish that come with the Harbor Freight Buffing Kit are "Jewelers Rouge" Sticks.
The White and Brown are "Cleaning" Compound.

After applying a good buffing to an aluminum surface with the Brown and White Sticks ... CONTINUE the process!

Get some Jewelers Rouge Number-5 and Number-6.

Buffing with 5 & 6 will bring the Polished surface to a finish that rivals chrome.
Mirror Finishes!
Cruise my Gallery and look at some of the Parts I polished with 5 & 6.

The same results await you for using Jewelers Rouge finishing compounds after using the cleaning and set-up compounds.

 

Where'd you find the #5 & 6 Jewelers Rouge Rick?
What grit/number do you think the Red Rouge is that I got in that kit from Harbor Freight ?

 

Here are the descriptions from the Sears Buffing compound set:

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For a smooth, polished finish. For use with your Bench Grinder buffing wheel.

Emery Cake (black); for heavy cutting action for rust and scale removal from cast iron, steel.

White Rouge; for stainless steel, cast brass, and aluminum, chrome, and nickel-plated metals and other hard ferrous metals.

Red Rouge; for bright luster on silver plate, gold, sterling, and other precious metals.

Tripoli (brown); for buffing aluminum, pewter, brass, copper, wood, bone, plastics, and painted surfaces.

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I also picked up a Blue stick; the package says it's for "final high-luster color buffing".

 

Home Depot or Lowes

I you want the Aluminum on your bike to look like to went shopping for it at Tiffany's ... there's also two other products you might want to add to your list!

ZAM and Fabulustre!

http://www.ccsilver.com/supplies/polish ... html#rouge