Mike Phillips
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Product recommendations for a polished aluminum 40th Anniversary Shelby Cobra?
Anytime I get questions via e-mail, a PM or a FB message I prefer to invest my typing time where
A: It's easier for me to share links, pictures and videos.
B: More people can read and thus benefit from the information. (no just one set of eyeballs)
So I get an e-mail asking,
Hi Alan,
I've never polished one of these worked aluminum bodied AC Cobras although my brother-in-law has one in the works so down the road we'll have one here at Autogeek for a project.
The key to working on such VISUAL body panels like you have on your Cobra is to use a very high quality aluminum polish and using it equally over each square inch for a uniform chrome-like appearance.
Most of your recognized name brands offer very good aluminum polishes like Mothers and Meguiar's. Also
Sonax Chrome & Aluminum Paste
Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish 10 oz.
Mothers Billet Metal Polish cleans and shines billet, forged, and finely cast aluminum, brass and all polishable metals. Professional detailers,
Menzerna Polishing Cream Metal Polish
Boyd Coddington Aluminator Billet Polish
3D HD Metal
Jay Leno’s Garage All-Metal Polish
Flitz Metal Polish, Fiberglass & Paint Restorer will clean, polish, and protect any non-porous surface safely. Flitz Metal Polish, Fiberglass & Paint
Duragloss Metal Polish (MP) #881
Meguiars Hot Rims All Metal Polish, chrome polish, aluminum polish, wheel polish, car metal polish
Wenol Metal Polishes, Wenol Red
S100 Polishing Soap - Nonabrasive polishing soap for chrome motorcycle pipes, forks, & casings! chrome polish, bike chrome polish, s100 chrome polish,
Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Metal Polish
Meguiars Hot Rims Metal Polish
For protection, not polishing, this is new and I have not tried it but I know Jim the owner and I'm confident his products are of the highest quality.
Dr. Beasley's Metal Coat
Anytime I get questions via e-mail, a PM or a FB message I prefer to invest my typing time where
A: It's easier for me to share links, pictures and videos.
B: More people can read and thus benefit from the information. (no just one set of eyeballs)
So I get an e-mail asking,
I have a Polished Aluminum 40th anniversary Shelby, what products would you recommend
Thanks Alan
Thanks Alan
Hi Alan,
I've never polished one of these worked aluminum bodied AC Cobras although my brother-in-law has one in the works so down the road we'll have one here at Autogeek for a project.
The key to working on such VISUAL body panels like you have on your Cobra is to use a very high quality aluminum polish and using it equally over each square inch for a uniform chrome-like appearance.
Most of your recognized name brands offer very good aluminum polishes like Mothers and Meguiar's. Also
Sonax Chrome & Aluminum Paste
Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish 10 oz.
Mothers Billet Metal Polish cleans and shines billet, forged, and finely cast aluminum, brass and all polishable metals. Professional detailers,
Menzerna Polishing Cream Metal Polish
Boyd Coddington Aluminator Billet Polish
3D HD Metal
Jay Leno’s Garage All-Metal Polish
Flitz Metal Polish, Fiberglass & Paint Restorer will clean, polish, and protect any non-porous surface safely. Flitz Metal Polish, Fiberglass & Paint
Duragloss Metal Polish (MP) #881
Meguiars Hot Rims All Metal Polish, chrome polish, aluminum polish, wheel polish, car metal polish
Wenol Metal Polishes, Wenol Red
S100 Polishing Soap - Nonabrasive polishing soap for chrome motorcycle pipes, forks, & casings! chrome polish, bike chrome polish, s100 chrome polish,
Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Metal Polish
Meguiars Hot Rims Metal Polish
For protection, not polishing, this is new and I have not tried it but I know Jim the owner and I'm confident his products are of the highest quality.
Dr. Beasley's Metal Coat