>At the risk of being chastised for a "me-too!", I concur with Dave's
>assessment of Flitz. It polishes aluminum with minimal effort to a high
>shine, without the abrasive scratching that most other products produce.
>For example, I've used it on TA cranks, as well as GB spearpoint stems,
>very successfully. Despite being made in Germany, it doesn't seem to
>mind the country of origin of the bits you're resurrecting. Removes the
>black schmutz which aged aluminum accumulates. I've had no problem finding
>it (my local hardware store carries it). It may look expensive, but you
>don't need very much of it for each application.
>Happy rubbing,
>Chris
The best place to get high quality aluminum polish/restorer (if you can't find Flitz) is a Harley-Davidson dealer or a BMW motorcycle dealer. The product maunfacturer is S100, also made in Germany. They make polishes, cleaners and restorers for aluminum, magnesium, chrome, etc. Not cheap, but a bottle will last forever.
Harley and BMW owners are fanatics about keeping their bikes perfect, so that should give you an indication about the quality of S100.
Herb Langston Evanston, IL 1956 BMW 2001 Harley-Davidson 1977 Motobecane 1979 Benotto
The weather here is finally perfect, and my left knee blows out again. Century rides now being replaced with tiddling around the neighborhood on my old bicycles...