Cleaning Polish Plenum?
#1
Cleaning Polish Plenum?
Hey, I was washing my car today and I decided to clean my engine covers/bay as well, as I was cleaning I noticed that I could not get the salt stains off my polished plenum cover. I haven't cleaned the engine bay since the beginning of winter (Nov. 07). What I think is that the plenum cover gets really hot and the salt water that gets kicked up from the road and onto my cover has bonded the salt when the cover cools.
So in short How do I clean this up? (i tried hot water on a cloth but that did nothing)
Here are pics:
So in short How do I clean this up? (i tried hot water on a cloth but that did nothing)
Here are pics:
#6
or most hardware stores and even some grocery stores
Brasso is a well known liquid metal polish designed for Brass but works on many things
There is also Silvo for other jobs- like your silver
Brasso is a well known liquid metal polish designed for Brass but works on many things
There is also Silvo for other jobs- like your silver
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#8
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Its polished aluminum thats uncoated. You will have to continually polish it on occasion. Id get a mothers powerball and the aluminum/billet polish and use that every now and then
#9
-Arsenic-
Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Its polished aluminum thats uncoated. You will have to continually polish it on occasion. Id get a mothers powerball and the aluminum/billet polish and use that every now and then
#10
Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Its polished aluminum thats uncoated. You will have to continually polish it on occasion. Id get a mothers powerball and the aluminum/billet polish and use that every now and then
#11
Senior Moderator
Just use the powerball and the billet/aluminum polish. Do it every time you wash the car. It will only take a min or 2 and will look great and remain that way
#12
Three Wheelin'
Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Its polished aluminum thats uncoated. You will have to continually polish it on occasion. Id get a mothers powerball and the aluminum/billet polish and use that every now and then
What do you use, Billet? Where can I buy this because I have polished alluminum parts and just now I noticed its dulling. I dont think thats whats causing my rpms to drop under 750 but its next on my list to clean up.
#13
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All found in most auto parts stores.
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#16
did you use it with the powerball on a drill as the applicator?
#18
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the aluminum is oxidizing. Try the polish and something like 1000 grit sand paper. Keep at it. Or you are going to have to use more aggressive polish in 2 or 3 steps to get it back. You will want to keep it clean. Maybe apply a coat of wax to it every so often, or look into having it cleared
#19
Originally Posted by fsttyms1
the aluminum is oxidizing. Try the polish and something like 1000 grit sand paper. Keep at it. Or you are going to have to use more aggressive polish in 2 or 3 steps to get it back. You will want to keep it clean. Maybe apply a coat of wax to it every so often, or look into having it cleared
#20
Senior Moderator
sand it with the polish
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