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[Hemant]

Phil.. On my 500, I spent a lot of time with Autosol.. does come up Ok, but to get a good "mirror" finish, you have to do as MadMike suggested.. get a polisher to do it on a buffing wheel.. attched shows, before and after a recent project.  


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[SteveH]

hi enfield phil


 if you mean the chap at fiskerton ask him about belgium alou i find it  alot better than autosol even though its quite expencive it lasts forever and you will never go back

[trevorch]

Duraglit was my favourite on the old Bullet, but it is difficult to get perfection and even then the first wet ride will leave more spots to polish out. My EFI arrived almost looking like it was chromed, but it soon lost this perfect shine with a little weather. Oxidation is the enemy of aluminium, but at the same time, the fine oxide layer actually is its own protection. Polish, then a good wax and finish with a polishing mop. Can you chrome plate Aluminium? I like my bike clean, but a little used looking, like me.

[Enfield Phil]

Hi Steve and Trevorch, yes thats the guy at Fiskerton, used him years back when he was in the old barrack block of Burton Rd. Thanks for the info, are you from around the Lincoln area?

[trevorch]

Maybe one of us does, but I live in the land of chocolate, Switzerland.

[John J]

After usinng autosol and polishing off with a cloth, use a crumpled up newspaper for a perfect finish.

[Lee]

Phil, Belgom Alu is excellent ,if rather expensive,akin to using a magic wand on alloy.

[Enfield Phil]

Thanks for that info Lee, it'll be a while now before I get round to doing that, after a ride out yesterday its blown all the engine oil out all over the place, looks like a warranty job, Phil

[simon]

In the 70's I remember that there were briefly two Autosols the one we have today and a product branded Solvol Autosol which was considerably better. I remember it particularly because of the profoundly different result it got on a 650 Benelli I was fettling at the time. Perhaps it was made under license?