New bars and whats best to bring up old alum. cases to shine again.

[jwhelan65]

Dremel

Walmart has it, as well as some auto parts stores like Kragen.

There are many ways to get them to shine. But you must strip the clear first. I did like others and wet sanded progressively up to 2000 grit. Then I used a buffer (bought at Harbor Freight) in my drill and used Mother's aluminum polish to finish. I chose not to clearcoat anything, but I live far away from salt water and the humidity is very low here. The Mother's adds a bit of protection. I have only had to polish my stuff once. I just occasionally go over the parts by hand and that has kept up on the shine.

Would a Dremel tool with the proper pad work? or would that be to much power?

[renobruce]

Would a Dremel tool with the proper pad work? or would that be to much power?

A dremel works well for the little nicks and crannies. But obviously only does a very small area at a time. I used a dremel on a few items like the cam chain tensioner, oil cooler adapter, etc.

[fisher51]

I used alot of stuff, the best I found so far is for alum. make by Busch. I got it from Year One. Its not cheap but it is worth it.The alum will shine like your rear view mirrors.(after you remove the clear-coat)

[jwhelan65]

more info?

Busch? Year One? is there a web site?

[cromwell1234]

maybe its the shiny beer can---