On 9 Feb 2006 at 1:11, wilc wrote:
> hi. any of you guys know what works best for cleaning alloy?? any new
> useful polishing cleaners pastes on your side of the atlantic. i hear
> great things about I.A.A.F?? does this ring a bell with anyone??what
> do you guys use... we have auto sol??it does the job but to my mind is
> very labour intensive and can be messy.
Happich Simichrome. Someone mentioned Mother's (available in UK?). I've done a side-by-side comparison and prefer Simichrome. Simichrome is imported from Germany, so I'm guessing it's probably available in the UK.
Some have said it's hard to find. I buy mine at a local motorcycle shop.
BTW, it's even good for polishing the rivets on Brooks saddles and brass presta valve stems (for the truly anal).
John Everett - Aurora, Illinois
jeverett3@earthlink.net (John V. Everett)