WOW! Must be good stuff. I'm gonna go ahead and try it, ur pics convinced me! 
Polishing your aluminum? STOP! Best polish ever inside.
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Polishing your aluminum? STOP! Best polish ever inside. Master Formula Metal gloss has to be the easiest/best polish in history.
I've used Mothers liquid power metal on the powerball, used the Adams 2-step metal polish, used the Mothers mag and aluminum polish, and probably a few others.
The stuff must be oil based or something. It just rolls right off the metal if you drip it directly on the wheel, very strange consistancy. It's not an abrasive, more of a chemical-cut on the metal, but it doesn't have much of a noticeable smell. It's very easy to use, and you can see the results coming thorugh within the first few swipes. You don't have to wear your arm out with it, just make sure you get a nice coverage.
After they were polished up nice, I used the Master Formula Sealer Gloss. This goes on very easily and looks like water after you rub it around a bit. It will dry to the surface like a wax and is easily removed. After this treatment, the wheels have a little more shine, but are much more slick feeling.
I applied the polish/sealer with pads from Adams Microfiber Applicator Pads, and removed it with standard microfiber towels. Once the pad would become nice and saturated/black with the polish it would really start working good. At this point a little would go a long way.
Here's the pics, and as always, they don't do them justice. If this polish can make my fubar'd wheels look this good, imagine what it will do to a nice set.
BTW - Here's a link to the polish..... http://master-formula.com/english.htm
I've used Mothers liquid power metal on the powerball, used the Adams 2-step metal polish, used the Mothers mag and aluminum polish, and probably a few others.
The stuff must be oil based or something. It just rolls right off the metal if you drip it directly on the wheel, very strange consistancy. It's not an abrasive, more of a chemical-cut on the metal, but it doesn't have much of a noticeable smell. It's very easy to use, and you can see the results coming thorugh within the first few swipes. You don't have to wear your arm out with it, just make sure you get a nice coverage.
After they were polished up nice, I used the Master Formula Sealer Gloss. This goes on very easily and looks like water after you rub it around a bit. It will dry to the surface like a wax and is easily removed. After this treatment, the wheels have a little more shine, but are much more slick feeling.
I applied the polish/sealer with pads from Adams Microfiber Applicator Pads, and removed it with standard microfiber towels. Once the pad would become nice and saturated/black with the polish it would really start working good. At this point a little would go a long way.
Here's the pics, and as always, they don't do them justice. If this polish can make my fubar'd wheels look this good, imagine what it will do to a nice set.
BTW - Here's a link to the polish..... http://master-formula.com/english.htm
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I'd also like to add that the car has not been washed in a month. It's been sitting outside in the driveway getting crapped on. I've got the Noah car cover from California Car Covers, and it works amazingly well.
I need that stuff! Have you ever used Wenol? Thats the current one I bought and I'm not as satisfied with it as everyone else says. Just want to see if you can compare the two. But man the pics are amazing!
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I've tried it all (including the recently raved about Noxon 7), and still am not getting the results I want. I got some equipment coming from my corded drill along with some tripoli and white rouge compounds...doing it by hand is not the way to go on mine at all. Just too much work, and the results aren't that great.
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Even Mother's Billet works "fine"...I have a feeling your definition of polished and mine are not the same. **** better look like chrome when I'm done...the pics in the original post in this thread is not what I'm going for.
Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I've never used it, but I can't imagine it's easier than this ****. I like this polish more than Ranch dressing.... and Ranch dressing is da-bomb.
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I've never used it, but I can't imagine it's easier than this ****. I like this polish more than Ranch dressing.... and Ranch dressing is da-bomb.
i bought the same **** here locally ate a swap meet, its is by far the easiest and the best by far, all the other stuff, mothers, meguiars, etc. looks more dull and take forever to apply, for even more of a shine i used a powerball, btw, blur yourwheels are the same condition as mine, they are chipped the same and slightly bent
Aluminum polish is like a good mexican resturaunt, everyone has a different oppinion on witch one is best. I use Mothers and everytime I take the car to shows ect. I have people asking me what polish I use. Im not at all saying its the best but it works great for me.
Last edited by Jeremiah; Apr 18, 2007 at 09:15 PM.
a huge +1 for this stuff, i bought it at the local super chevy show down in gainesville in october, wow was i impressed, guy was taking soda cans out of brand new 12 packs and shining the bottom of them, they looked like chrome!, i love this stuff, it truly is easy to use, best thing i have ever tried in polishing metals, and it polishes all kinds of metals, not just aluminum
This polishing by hand stuff is for the birds...if I can find some of this locally, though, I'll give it a whirl. I'm not holding my breath though after the Noxon 7 let down.
I have some of this stuff. I use mothers aluminum polish first(it makes it look like chrome) and then use master formula sealer.
Then for the next month I can keep 90% of the shine by wiping it with warm water.
I need to polish once PERFECT and then clearcoat. Do they make clearcoat that can adhear to straight metal?
Then for the next month I can keep 90% of the shine by wiping it with warm water.
I need to polish once PERFECT and then clearcoat. Do they make clearcoat that can adhear to straight metal?