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Originally Posted by SoCal79
I am going to try the power ball thingy, but here is what I use, get the polishing compound bars some people call them rouge bars but they come in different colors each color is for a specific metal, I get a 5lb. white and 5lb. green for aluminum and a couple of old bottles anything with a lid will work,water,shampoo,gatorade ect. Bust up the bar with a hammer and try to get it into powder form,a few chunks are ok,mix it in the bottle with odorless mineral spirits about the same consistancy as paint and use a rag. It makes alot of the black stuff but it sure takes a ton of elbow grease out of the job. Start with the green and just wipe on wipe off after a while and the aluminum is looking good use the white mixture for upkeep. I have been polishing with this for years with very few refills.
Wipe the rouge slurry on and let it dry, then go at it with the powerball thing, you'll be pleasantly surprised how well it works. Word of caution: If you use both green and white rouge, have a separate powerball for each, keep them in a sealed bag when not being used, and never mix them up.
The most common colors of rouge are white, green, and brown or black. They are not for different types of metal, but are of different aggressiveness (grit, like sand paper). The black is the most aggressive, the white is the least. If you have pits (shallow ones), start with black until the pits are gone, change to green until all the scratches from the black are gone and the surface is uniform, then move to white to give it a high polish. BE CAREFUL if you use black rouge, it WILL remove metal in a hurry!!! The green will give it polish, but if you look closely there will be swirl marks. After using the white, the surface will be like a mirror and will stay polished longer than if you had only used the green.
Dan