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simon8805

New Member

• Apr 25, 2011

• #1

I am sure most of you have aluminium checker plate of some kind or another...

So how do you keep it nice and clean looking?

mine looks dull and tarnished.

thanks

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Apr 25, 2011

• #2

aluminium polish

 

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Thin_trucker

Active Member

• Apr 25, 2011

• #3

vinegar, iirc takes the oxide off, you'll need to wash it off well though and put some oil or polish on it.

 

Grimmer

THE Winner

• Apr 25, 2011

• #4

Mines black,

 

drewster

Well-Known Member

• Apr 25, 2011

• #5

it will take hrs but its up to you use brasso

 

bluehaze

Well-Known Member

• Apr 25, 2011

• #6

If you can be bothered, rub it using an abrasive errasor (as in pencil rubber). The firm ink ones are best to start with before progressing onto the usual white coloured ones.

Seriously this works a treat.

 

Fur Trapper

Banned

• Apr 25, 2011

• #7

bluehaze said:

If you can be bothered, rub it using an abrasive errasor (as in pencil rubber). The firm ink ones are best to start with before progressing onto the usual white coloured ones.

Seriously this works a treat.

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You must have lots of time on your hands, when shinney spray with clear laquer

 

Shifty1962

Well-Known Member

• Apr 26, 2011

• #8

Paint it silver if it bothers you. Landrovers are not meant to be shiny.

 

big si

Well-Known Member

• Apr 26, 2011

• #9

theres something not right about shiny bits on landrovers but if its your thing you can use autosol and wire wool or try some alloy wheel cleaner spray which works great but you need to keep it off your paintwork with some water proof masking tape.

 

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Ken Spooner

Well-Known Member

• Apr 26, 2011

• #10

Viakal
just pour it on and wipe off after 5 mins and leaves the surface dull but all the oxides and other crap is gone

 

COA

New Member

• Apr 28, 2011

• #11

Angle grinder brings it up a treat

 

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simon8805

New Member

• May 21, 2011

• #12

I have yet to try any of the methods indicated, on reflection I think it might not be worth the time and effort, perhaps I will just her grow old gracefully, then again I might just hammerite the lot when I get the chance.....you never now maybe even black, there is alot of it though, so maybe silver is the way to go, I guess I will need to prime as well due to oxides.