Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille

Just_Bag_it · 05-17-2006, 06:22 PM

I've read through some of the threads on here about polishing up rims and such, and I see the productst people have said to use for those. But my question is, is it different for cleaning my brushed aluminum grille? There is a lot of dirt and stains on there and I need to get it all cleaned up before Saturday and the Custom Rides for Saving Lives show.

What is a good thing to use to clean this that I can get at like autozone or wal-mart or something?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

***raider600*** · 05-18-2006, 05:25 PM

id like to help. but im not there to lend a hand.
find something along the lines of this
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(vs...Source=froogle
works good on chrome and aluminum

icon · 05-21-2006, 11:40 PM

i actually helped a friend do that same thing not to long ago. what we did was sanded it down. cant rememeber the grit. but it was a sanding sponge and sanded in one direction. i think started with 400. then went to 800. and then 1200. and left it. i dont know how it looks now because he moved. but it looked great after we were done.

lilredxtreme · 06-01-2006, 12:59 AM

use a scotch pad you would use on dishes.......

monkeymouse · 06-01-2006, 10:43 PM

Scotch bright pad (maroon) not steel wool. Go in the direction of the 'grain' already in it. Then finish off with a good steel polish.

05-17-2006, 06:22 PM	#1
Just_Bag_it Finally Bagged Age: 23 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 776 Location: User is: OffLine	Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille I've read through some of the threads on here about polishing up rims and such, and I see the productst people have said to use for those. But my question is, is it different for cleaning my brushed aluminum grille? There is a lot of dirt and stains on there and I need to get it all cleaned up before Saturday and the Custom Rides for Saving Lives show. What is a good thing to use to clean this that I can get at like autozone or wal-mart or something? Thanks for any help you can offer.
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05-18-2006, 05:25 PM	#2
*raider600* Hey kids! Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,163 Location: Indianapolis! User is: OffLine	Re: Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille id like to help. but im not there to lend a hand. find something along the lines of this http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(vs...Source=froogle works good on chrome and aluminum
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05-21-2006, 11:40 PM	#3
icon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 444 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille i actually helped a friend do that same thing not to long ago. what we did was sanded it down. cant rememeber the grit. but it was a sanding sponge and sanded in one direction. i think started with 400. then went to 800. and then 1200. and left it. i dont know how it looks now because he moved. but it looked great after we were done.
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06-01-2006, 12:59 AM	#4
lilredxtreme Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,035 Location: Corning NY User is: OffLine	Re: Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille use a scotch pad you would use on dishes.......
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06-01-2006, 10:43 PM	#5
monkeymouse I hate my truck. Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,741 Location: Buffalo, NY User is: OffLine	Re: Help Cleaning Brushed Aluminum Grille Scotch bright pad (maroon) not steel wool. Go in the direction of the 'grain' already in it. Then finish off with a good steel polish.
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