Is there a locost way of polishing ally, like with a polishing kit to fit in a drill.

Whats wrong with using elbow grease, lazy, fecker..
Personally we use the polishers and sub our polishing out,.
Not quite the answer you wanted mate, call me my hyde!.(im very strange)

scotchbrite pad? didnt someone post the method? IIRC rub in small circles to get an effect, rub in one direction only to get brushed ally look..

The post was meant to read something like:

Does anyone have any recommendations for a polishing kit that can be fitted to a normal electric drill, that is suitable for Ali?

Cheers,
Steve

As Joe hinted at, try the following:

1. Unfurl fingers from around grip on hand drill.
   
2. Go to shops; buy loads of cloths, a tube of Autosol and some Autoglym Metal polish.
   
3. Clean the aluminium with warm water and allow to dry. Make sure no grit or crap remains.
   
4. Put on a pair of mechanics gloves. Autosol stings if you get it under the nails of red-raw hands.
   
5. Squeeze Autosol onto cloth.
   
6. Get rubbing! You'll need plenty of cloths as they get covered in oxide incredibly quickly.
   
7. Keep going....
   
8. Keep going some more.
   
9. Get pee'd off. Make cup of tea or open can of beer; Drink.
   
10. Back to it.. lots more rubbing.
    
11. Once the Autosol seems to have done all it can, the Autoglym which is a more liquid solution can be applied.
    
12. Polish-off Autoglym polish,
    
13. You'll want more beer now as it's a rubbish job.
    

Hi Steve

Don't be tempted with kits. They contain little wheels & mops more suitable for bike engine covers etc.

Sponge mops have an M14 thread in the back plate. An M14 stud turned down to suit a drill chuck and a nut off a grinder makes an arbour for a drill.

Buy the hard ones as the softer ones are for paint.

DON'T USE IN A GRINDER! They disintegrate at 5000 revs. (Don't ask)

Good for getting unmarked ally to a nice shine.


Paul G

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For deep scratches use wet & dry and follow up with soap & mops.

Paul G
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Or you could splash out on one of these.


There will always be a certain amount of hand work though.

HTH
Paul G
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do you want to do a side panel of a car, or a bit of trim?

either way, the drill kits are pretty crap.

if it's a side panel of a car, you can buy a polisher to drive the sponge polishing mops 907 posted, off ebay for about £40. you can then also use it to polish paint and glassfibre too.

if it's for bits of trim, get a kit to go on a bench grinder. if you don't currently have a bench grinder, netto have one in their next batch of cheap tools. £19.99 iirc.

hth
tom

Have you tried this?

I recently brought a six speed polisher from ebay for £30 plus p&p Makes the job so much easier.

Do you have a link to the one you bought or a similar one?

I can only find them for £50 (all in) and whilst that's not millions, it is for a small one off job...

Steve

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Originally posted by rusty nuts
I recently brought a six speed polisher from ebay for £30 plus p&p Makes the job so much easier.

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Check out ebay item no 130216912179 from Bodyshopsuppliesuk £11.50 at the moment . I know you said you only wanted it for one job but when you have one you will find more use for it.