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e015475 · 10-20-2018, 01:10 AM

I had some aluminum rims polished professionally a few years back.

When I went to pick them up, the polisher was cleaning them up after the last machine polish. He had a roll of toilet paper and a box of cornstarch. He'd fold up a handful of toilet paper, sprinkle some cornstarch on it and use it to hand polish the rim. There was a whole pile of toilet paper on the floor, black with aluminum oxide.

I've tried it at home after polishing bare rims with met-all and it worked pretty good to bring the final finish up and remove all the residual polish.

YMMV

10-20-2018, 01:10 AM	#26
e015475 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Show Low, Arizona Posts: 759	Re: Aluminum rim polish: Mother or Blue Magic or ? I had some aluminum rims polished professionally a few years back. When I went to pick them up, the polisher was cleaning them up after the last machine polish. He had a roll of toilet paper and a box of cornstarch. He'd fold up a handful of toilet paper, sprinkle some cornstarch on it and use it to hand polish the rim. There was a whole pile of toilet paper on the floor, black with aluminum oxide. I've tried it at home after polishing bare rims with met-all and it worked pretty good to bring the final finish up and remove all the residual polish. YMMV