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Title: help please Post by: aristocrat on February 04, 2014, 11:27:24 am OK,
have bought an old medical cabinet and its made of glass & aluminium [thats aluminum guys] now have stripped it of paint and want to polish it up. now i have used autosol for lots of metal polishing jobs here in the UK but i distinctly remember someone on the forum restoring an old Ajax i think it was, hot nut vendor using some kind of specialised aluminium polish or paste that made it more than sparkle. now no tools in my workshop, all done by hand, so no major tool polishing options just want some advice or products that you guys use to really shine aluminum to gleaming well at least i think it was this forum......... many thanks in advance GP Title: Re: help please Post by: tkaz on February 04, 2014, 11:32:59 am I use Flitz on most of my polishing jobs these days, works great.
Title: Re: help please Post by: Larry on February 04, 2014, 11:45:22 am I also use Flitz. You can buy it on the web.
http://www.flitzpolish.com/Buy_Flitz_Products_Here_Shop_Flitz_Premium_Polish_s/27.htm?gclid=CPTy09r1srwCFeg-MgodVF0A9A Title: Re: help please Post by: briandr1 on February 04, 2014, 12:52:51 pm I have had good luck on aluminum trim using jewelers rouge and a high speed polishing wheel. Ive never done big panels but the rouge will polish it like chrome and polish out fine scratches too.
Title: Re: help please Post by: Jeffmon on February 04, 2014, 01:36:44 pm You definitely don't want to use high speed on aluminum or you will burn it, the rouge is fine to use although there are specific polish bars for aluminum, but 1800 rpm max is the highest speed you will want to use, seeing most bench grinders and big box store polishers run at 3600 rpm's I would be very carefull...
Title: Re: help please Post by: BONOVOX on February 04, 2014, 03:30:23 pm I agree Flitz works well... you can pick it up on Amazon.com
:happydrinkers: Title: Re: help please Post by: bcharlton on February 04, 2014, 06:06:40 pm Flitz
It seems to work well on everything. I really like it on stainless. Title: Re: help please Post by: MCarter on February 04, 2014, 08:12:36 pm I like "Mothers Alum. Wheel Polish" Works really well.
Title: Re: help please Post by: aristocrat on February 05, 2014, 03:33:57 am thx everyone for prompt relies, its much appreciated
looks like a lot of you guys use Flitz! its not available on Ebay UK [am in England], but is available on Amazon UK. from the internet it states Flitz made in Germany, and only distributed in USA? yet only Flitz products on Ebay Germany are from same US international sellers. do you think it could be sold under a different name in Europe? if it was, maybe easier & cheaper for me to source here in UK? gp Title: Re: help please Post by: Kilroy on February 05, 2014, 09:19:00 am GP,
Finding several sellers for Flitz on Ebay Motors UK http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=flitz+metal+polish&lpid=25&keyword=flitz+metal+polish&clk_rvr_id=582677304436&crlp=16075896517_2683116_ICEP3&GUID=e5a3b1a813a0a5e9a5071407fff78189&adpos=1t3&MT_ID=10&device=c&geo_id=32251&keyword=flitz+metal+polish&rotation_id=710-35648-5910-0&crdt=0&ff1=keyword%3Dflitz%2Bmetal%2Bpolish&ff3=1&ff4=69_25&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=69&ff13=84&ff14=25&ff17=flitz+metal+polish&ff19=0 Worst case, find a good automobile club, and ask them what they use and where do they purchase it. Title: Re: help please Post by: Jacko1070 on February 05, 2014, 09:40:19 am More importantly, I'd love to see pics of the cabinet...................
Title: Re: help please Post by: aristocrat on February 18, 2014, 11:21:07 am hello everyone, thx for all the input and advice etc its much appreciated
heres a pix of the cabinet GP Title: Re: help please Post by: HowDueYouDue on February 18, 2014, 12:59:30 pm Looks great!
Title: Re: help please Post by: Eric on February 18, 2014, 01:39:00 pm that turned out nice... so what's going in it?
Title: Re: help please Post by: tkaz on February 18, 2014, 01:45:09 pm Wow, I really like that all polished up, very cool cabinet! What did you end up using?
Title: Re: help please Post by: BONOVOX on February 18, 2014, 02:01:31 pm Beautiful cabinet!
I think those lovely 7up Cans from UK Ebay would look GREAT in there :laugh: That's something even the Mrs would like!!! :happydrinkers: Title: Re: help please Post by: SodaShopNick on February 18, 2014, 03:07:24 pm Looks great. Did you end up polishing it with Flitz?
Title: Re: help please Post by: mznb1u on February 18, 2014, 05:25:24 pm Very nice! :happydrinkers:
:drinking: Tim :drinking: Title: Re: help please Post by: Jeffmon on February 18, 2014, 07:06:59 pm Wow that does look really great, I'd also be curious to know what you ended up using ?
Title: Re: help please Post by: aristocrat on February 19, 2014, 05:30:45 am hello everyone,
and thanks for the comments, yes its a nice cabinet but too big to go where we had wanted to put it, well its too deep actually. i am ashamed to say that after asking for all your advice i didnt actually but any flitz.......ooops! so just used my usual cleaner autosol and then just cleaned with spirit and then various wire wool grades and spirits until i had had enough of it really and just uploaded it onto ebay and hope it sells, cabinet is difficult to date but i would expect around 1950. the nameplate on it is a london [wigmore st]pharmacy and they have been at the wigmore street for over x100 years [1912] GP Title: Re: help please Post by: aristocrat on February 26, 2014, 09:13:02 am yes those 7up cans found under the floorboards over here in england would look great in it, but thats down to the new owner now as it has been sold. it went on ebay uk and sold for just shy of $800, so at least have some pennies to buy another slightly less deep model style that will get the same treatment. just have to be on the lookout to get a suitable cabinet at right price GP |