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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Question Whats best for chrome/stainless steel....??

Hi folks, i've got a few weeks off work starting this friday and am gonna give me RB5 a good clean up and polish!!

I have the Meguiars 'Smooth Finish' Clay Kit, and The Jeffs Werkstatt Kit from Polished Bliss, just wondering what would be the best product to use for shining up my exhaust, front mounted intercooler and pipework etc..i've a few eyed up but was wondering whats the best??....

1 - Autoglym Metal Polish
2 - Autosol
3 - Meguiars Metal Polish
4 - utosmart Tardis

Cheers for any recommendations given!!
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Blackfire metal polish is very very good i have the heavy and fine cut and they both work very well, never used the show shine but if PB sells it it must be good... Its never failed me so far

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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Autosol or Meguiars All Metal Polysh. Not tried Blackfire's stuff yet, so something new to buy down the line...
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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Polished my exhaust with Autosol today and it came up brand new. Neighbours think I'm mad though.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Well, i went and got some Autosol today there so i will try it out over the weekend!!
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Autosol to get the worst of the dirt off and then Meguiars for a slightly better longer lasting finish.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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anyone tried "brasso" i use it to remove the carbon deposits on the exhaust tailpipe. comes up nice & shiney. not expensive either!
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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i use autosol too comes in handy as we use it at work
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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meguirs all metal polish for me
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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anyone tried "brasso" i use it to remove the carbon deposits on the exhaust tailpipe. comes up nice & shiney. not expensive either!
Got the autosol for £3.99 so cheap enough i thot!! Hoping for some good weather to get the car 'clayed'. Never clayed before so hoping its not a hard job??!!
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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Autosol will be fine, it's very good when applied with the white side of a German pad! With regards to claying, it is very straightforward, just pay attention to the golden rules in this guide and you'll be fine...

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