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Feb 13, 2016 | 11:36 AM

#21

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Simichrome...never met a metal job that I have had and failed to completely satisfy. The best IMO and that is doing them without a machine. Those powerballs just disintegrated.
I've not tried the Adam's products, but some of the rest. Not as good but if they do the deal for you, great.

Feb 13, 2016 | 09:44 PM

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Red Devil

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Bombs away works very well.

Feb 13, 2016 | 09:59 PM

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Don't wait 20,000 miles between cleanings.

But if you do, Adams polishes and Mother's power ball and cone wrapped in t-shirt strips works wonders!

Mar 1, 2016 | 04:43 PM

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Z5108

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Simichrome polish?

Mar 1, 2016 | 04:43 PM

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Z5108

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How does this process work?

Simichrome polish

Mar 1, 2016 | 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by let er eat

nevrdull is trash...

He's a rookie. Cut him some slack.

Mar 1, 2016 | 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by let er eat

nevrdull is trash...

All I have ever used is Never dull.

Mar 1, 2016 | 11:31 PM

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nevrdull is trash...

Agree, tried it this past week and wasn't impressed. Going to try the Blue Magic you suggested this weekend

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Mar 1, 2016 | 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by owc6

Don't wait 20,000 miles between cleanings.

But if you do, Adams polishes and Mother's power ball and cone wrapped in t-shirt strips works wonders!

First clean them with brake cleaner or acetone before the polish, your power ball want get so black then!

Last edited by Cherokee Nation; Mar 1, 2016 at 11:50 PM. Reason: change

Mar 1, 2016 | 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cherokee Nation

First clean them with brake cleaner or acetone before the polish, your power want get so black then!

Not sure what you are saying.

Mar 1, 2016 | 11:55 PM

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Cherokee Nation

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Not sure what you are saying.

I meant power ball! But if your tips are black as sh$t clean them the best you can before using the polish.

Mar 2, 2016 | 12:04 AM

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I meant power ball! But if your tips are black as sh$t clean them the best you can before using the polish.

Oh, absolutely. I have found if you warm the car up enough that the exhaust is hot, you can spray a wheel cleaner on there while hot. Let it sit a minute or two, and brush off and rinse. It works better than a cleaner on cold metal.

Let the pipes dry and then use metal polish. My t-shirt tip is purely so you don't have to clean the foam *****/cones. I'm lazy (or smart) when I can (or need) be.

Mar 2, 2016 | 12:34 AM

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Cherokee Nation

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Originally Posted by owc6

You are correct: Most times when I drive about two blocks to the car wash I use Eagle One chrome rim cleaner on the rims and spray the tips real good then rinse and hit the freeway at 80mph to dry, then when home I use a cloth to finish the job, hell, even Windex works good on the tips and rims. I'm not high tech to much anymore....