This isnt for my truck rather for my 71 olds 442 but i wanted to know if anyone knew of some stuff that would make my aluminum valve covers and intake manifold shine like they used to
ty for any suggestions BTW i have tried Mothers' stuff and it doesnt do anything

 

I bought some from the Wisconsin State Fair last year. My body and I stripped all of the paint off of his bike and then polished the aluminum frame using FLITZ. It works awesome!

 

flitz is some great stuff, i use it on all my guns, even the blued ones. for getting deeper though, buy whenol (i'm probably misspelling it) you can pick it up at most any hot rod show and the stuff really works great, better than flitz on bare aluminum but then i wouldn't use whenol on my guns. if you buy the flitz you don't need to buy the big tube of it as the stuff lasts forever as you use such a small amount of it, just a pin head worth on a cloth diaper or polishing cloth. you'll be able to find flitz at better gun, rod and reel stores. it comes in a silver box with blue letters. like i said, buy the small tube unless your starting a polishing shop.

 

www.wenolmetalpolish.com

 

thanks alot i have heard of flitz before and heard it worked well but i didnt know if it was up to the challenge my valve covers are a really dark grey and my dad said they used to shine and my intake manifold is almost brown ill try this whenol stuff i can find it do you know any websites that sell it?

 

You are already removing these to do the polishing, so don't be afraid to use an electric buffer/polisher for a very high sheen. Then take them to a paint shop to be clearcoated.

 

so i should pull of the valve covers and manifold to really go at it? it might be hard to get them looking good still being on the engine but a 455 big block is big and there is alot of room under the hood ill see what i can do ill probably take everything off to really get it looking good and the carb will be off because we are getting it redone ty guys for the help i may be able to borrow a friend buffer

 

yhea, you can use my rotary. I'll have to get the special pads for polishing metal though. I don't have any. We should be able to get it to original shine though with it.

 

that sounds good are you sure we want pads that polish metal, might be too abrasive will they scratch it or will they do just fine