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very cool!

I come from a similar school of thought, Mike. In my experience, companies and brands that that last do so because they understand their long-term profits depend on their reputation for putting out a good product - and as a result they hire good people and listen to them, and they put out...

This thread brings up something I've not understood, perhaps one of you do... but we generally think of degreasers being alkaline - the more alkaline the stronger (to the point of corrosive), the closer to neutral the lighter duty but safer. But the trend seems to be towards citrus-based...

I use simple green regularly in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean steel bits aluminum carbs - fairly long soaks in hot 50/50 dilutions - with no ill effect on the aluminum. You do need to be careful, though simple green is great at degreasing, once the solution gets dirty enough if parts are left...

Completed a final polish on the aluminum, to a state that works for me. Gave the black diamond wheel sealant a try, but it seemed to add a little cloudiness even after being wiped out, so wiped it back off with some mineral spirits. I may just have to live with more frequent polishing. Also...

A dirty and sweaty Father's Day weekend, but satisfying nonetheless. Polishing took a full 12 hours. Still far from perfect, and the areas exposed to road rash are rougher than the rear, but fun to see it shine without the oxidization. I still need to put the sealant on it, in hopes it will...

Firsts efforts on the rear of the car - I figured if I didn't like the look it wouldn't be too visible with the spare in place. In sequence are the before, after compounding with a 7.5" wool wheel and Nuvite IIF7, after polishing with the Cyclo and Nuvite IIF7, and after polishing with the...

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Thanks, Mike, for the information and for the offer, I'd love to take you up on trying the Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating! My car has its original (I'm 99% confident) 1500 Cosworth/Ford pre-crossflow engine, so top of the line for this car in 1965. I say I'm 99% confident because...

I'm new to this cleaning, detailing, and polishing world, so looking for advice - you won't offend me by dumbing it down, in fact I need that! I have a 1965 Seven. The aluminum portion of the body was originally painted, but was scraped and stripped in about 2008 - with little to nothing done...