RAM Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Can anyone recommend a cleaner for my enclosed aluminim trailer. The outside is black but looking rather grey from oxidizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Aluminum boat cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Aluminum boat cleaner. RAM, I was wondering the same thing. On somebody else's recommendation, I tried Vim, but it didn't work worth a damn. Never Dull does seem to work, but it takes a lot of time and effort to "clean" even a relatively small area, so I was hoping for a faster alternative product. Any brand of aluminum boat cleaner you can recommend, Mossy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Flitz metal polish and use their drill mounted buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Flitz metal polish and use their drill mounted buffer Thanks, 02...much appreciated. Any suggestions as to where I can find Flitz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks, 02...much appreciated. Any suggestions as to where I can find Flitz? It's not cheap but I bought my supply at the Sled Show as well as the buffer that goes in the drill. OSIRIS INC. 2 FINLEY ROAD BRAMPTON, ON L6T-1A9- Phone: 905-452-0392 DOUBLE B AUTOMOTIVE WAREHOUSE 5035 NORTH SERVICE ROAD BURLINGTON, ON L7L-5V2- Phone: 905-332-8070 WILLIAM ASHLEY LTD. 55 BLOOR STREET WEST TORONTO, ON M4W-3V1- Phone: 416-964-9111 DRAUGHT SERVICES 2923 PORTLAND DRIVE OAKVILLE, ON L6H-5S4- Phone: 905-829-9015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Aluminum Cleaner and Brightner Product 7510 Its a product I got from a local (Sudbury) firm. Mix solution as directed on the bottle (1 Gallon jug) Spray on, hose off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Quimby Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Flitz is a great product if you are doing a smaller area. It's not economical for a larger area. I have only seen it in smaller tubes similar to a small toothpaste tube. If there's other sizes out there I'd stand corrected..but it's not cheap. I use Mothers metal polish and a powerball on the drill. Makes fast work out of anything metal. You will also need a supply of microfibres cloths to buff up the surface after for best results. It's a lot more economical than Flitz for a large area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I know the local Blue Beacon truck wash uses something they call 'Aluminum Brightener' on the big rig fuel tanks and wheels. It seems to work pretty well but not sure what it is. It might save you a lot of time to just take it to a truck wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAM Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank you all. As always very helpful suggestions. I have had the trailer "Alumimun Brightered" a few years back. This works well on the aluminum, just can't remember about the black panels. I think that I'll give that a try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank you all. As always very helpful suggestions. I have had the trailer "Alumimun Brightered" a few years back. This works well on the aluminum, just can't remember about the black panels. I think that I'll give that a try again. Soap and water for the black painted panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Aluminum Cleaner and Brightener Product 7510 Its a product I got from a local (Sudbury) firm. Mix solution as directed on the bottle (1 Gallon jug) Spray on, hose off. Thanks, soupkids...sounds like what I'm after. Any idea where I can find it, a little closer to Huntsville than your Sudbury source? It apparently originates from a company called Crown Chemical, based in Mississauga. I searched their web-site, and could find no information on where it is sold at retail. (It appears as though it can be ordered directly from them, but presumably only in large quantities.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeXMAN Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I get my cleaners and polish from this place.They have good prices as well and in Port Colborne.Fast shipping http://www.eshine.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I got my stuff from Wat Supplies here in Sudbury, I'm sure somebody in the Bay or down your way must have some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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