Polished King Ranch running boards.
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x-2 Mine are really sad, I've thought of replacing the metal but if you have a way to clean them up please share......
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Time wise? hour and a half to 2 hours.
Here is the deal. They are clear coat painted. Need to remove that. I used "JASCO" paint stripper. It's like a gel. Used a brush and brushed it on. First side I used it like paint, nice thin spread. That wasn't enough.
The other side, I really gooped it on. And that stuff really worked. You let it sit for 15 minutes. Then take a scrub brush and start in. The clear coat comes right off. I had to do a few spots twice, then cleaned it with odorless mineral spirits, Then soap and water.
They actually looked good at that point.
Then I used my aluminum polish to bring out the shine more.
Now, I didn't have time to do it right. I use this kind of stuff:
Polishing Compounds : Jewelers rouge white : yellow : Chrome rouge - Southwest Metal Finishing Supply
(you could get a small bar to make a bottle just about right, I always had the large bars)
I have 3 different colors. red/brown for heavy cutting
the green does a great job for polishing.
The white it real gentle, I use it on my Stainless things. (And is a great chrome polish, I use it in the house on the chrome water faucets, wife likes that)
(the below is for the large bars, but you get the point)
I then take these bars and crush up about 1/3 of the bar (one color) and put that crushed color in a plastic 20 OZ. pop bottle. Then add odorless mineral spirits and shake the heck out of it. (I also put a "nut" in the bottle to help mix) Keep adding mineral spirits until you get the thickness you want.
Do this with each color and you will have all the polish you want for a long time. And for a lot less than buying mother's or anything else out there.
Now, for protection. For now, I will be using my car wax. I might decide down the road to do something else. But, I'll never clear coat again.
I don't mind polishing, You should see what my semi trucks looked like.
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Here is the deal. They are clear coat painted. Need to remove that. I used "JASCO" paint stripper. It's like a gel. Used a brush and brushed it on. First side I used it like paint, nice thin spread. That wasn't enough.
The other side, I really gooped it on. And that stuff really worked. You let it sit for 15 minutes. Then take a scrub brush and start in. The clear coat comes right off. I had to do a few spots twice, then cleaned it with odorless mineral spirits, Then soap and water.
They actually looked good at that point.
Then I used my aluminum polish to bring out the shine more.
Now, I didn't have time to do it right. I use this kind of stuff:
Polishing Compounds : Jewelers rouge white : yellow : Chrome rouge - Southwest Metal Finishing Supply
(you could get a small bar to make a bottle just about right, I always had the large bars)
I have 3 different colors. red/brown for heavy cutting
the green does a great job for polishing.
The white it real gentle, I use it on my Stainless things. (And is a great chrome polish, I use it in the house on the chrome water faucets, wife likes that)
(the below is for the large bars, but you get the point)
I then take these bars and crush up about 1/3 of the bar (one color) and put that crushed color in a plastic 20 OZ. pop bottle. Then add odorless mineral spirits and shake the heck out of it. (I also put a "nut" in the bottle to help mix) Keep adding mineral spirits until you get the thickness you want.
Do this with each color and you will have all the polish you want for a long time. And for a lot less than buying mother's or anything else out there.
Now, for protection. For now, I will be using my car wax. I might decide down the road to do something else. But, I'll never clear coat again.
I don't mind polishing, You should see what my semi trucks looked like.
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Yeah, I wasn't sure going into winter. But, I would rather spend 20 minutes a side and look great than the clear coat paint looking the way it did. So, I'm happy with the choice.
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