Re: Question: Best Shiny Bits Cleaning Goop

[Cyclofiend Jim]

It's going to vary by the actual material you are cleaning. If you have chromed parts, you have to watch that you don't remove the chrome layer. For regular aluminum there's not that specific issue, although if it's a highly polished finish, things won't match. Very fine steel wool is a good place to start.

It also depends a lot on how badly things are oxidized.  I've used Flitz on aluminum parts which were polished and had acceptable results.

For general restoration questions such as this, you might want to check through the iBob list archives as well, and I think there may still be a bicycle restoration group over on Yahoo. There's a good deal of knowledge posted out there already.

best of luck with your Trek,

- Jim

[Peter Pesce]

Flitz is good. I've also had very good luck on bare metal and chrome with a product called Nevr-Dull. It won't remove actual pits or deep scratches, but it's fantastic for oxidation/tarnish and light dirt.

http://www.nevrdull.com/page5.html

I think I remember someone telling me it was invented by/for the Navy a long time ago to keep the brass shiny on ships.

-Pete

[Marty]

In all its pinky goodness, Simichrome has been my go-to goop for years.

[Bruce Herbitter]

I've had good results on aluminum and other shiny parts using McGuiar's


http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g13508-hot-rimsreg-mag-aluminum-polish/

A little goes a long way.

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Marty <mgi...@mac.com> wrote:

In all its pinky goodness, Simichrome has been my go-to goop for years.

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[Garth]

If the aluminum parts are anodized ..... there's not much to be done other than soap and water and a cleaner way like McGuiar's.
If the parts are not anodized .... there's nothing like metal polish like Brasso.  It's gentle but really polishes up uncoated aluminum nicely ..... but it takes some labor to rub and rub.

[PATRICK MOORE]

Brasso! The stuff works very well. Silvo for more delicate surfaces. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasso

And: the proprietary polish that is sold to polish Nambe' artifacts works well for delicate stuff, too -- this has a very fine abrasive in it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namb%C3%A9

Patrick "my ex got the Nambe" Moore who loves to use polishes from exotic foreign lands.

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[Mike On A Bike]

Simichrome is amazing. I had all kinds of weird oxidation on my Edelux
headlamp and it restored it to like new condition in about 15 minutes.
Velo-Orange sells it and makes a strong testimonial for it too.
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/simichrome-metal-polish.html