Polishing brightwork

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Polishing brightwork

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G'day guys just wondering what people use to polish up their chrome and stainless

I've used Briteshine for years, I think it does a good job
But it doesn't seem to last all that long

Main reason I'm asking is coz there's a guy at work who's been banging on about a product called Mirror Finish (made by a company of the same name) and he says it works a treat and protects aswell. Anyone had any experience with it?

And what do you guys use/recommend?

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I use this stuff.....Septone metal polish

http://www.septone.com.au/detail.asp?it ... page_num=1


Though like the stuff you use, it doesn't last long. You have to be careful with a lot of these metal polishes, especially the pasty ones. They can be quite aggresive on the metal, and leave fine scratches
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Thanks Peter

I've still got a fair bit of Briteshine wadding left so I guess I'll just use that up
The Mirror Finish stuff's RRP is 30 bucks for quite a small bottle, the guy from
work said he paid $21 at a show

I might try the Septone next, or just stick with what I know :)
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I think the Briteshine and Septone stuff are quite similar, anyway.

I do remember the Mirror Finish stuff from MotorEx last year. Good stuff, but not cheap.

I think someone here used toothpaste or something, and it came up looking quite good :mrgreen:
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I've found if you Briteshine the chrome first, then polish/wax the car including the chrome it lasts alot longer.
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Good tip DR
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I use Finny's soapy pillows of goodness and then waterless wax car cleaner
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thropzed wrote:I use Finny's soapy pillows of goodness and then waterless wax car cleaner
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I was pretty impressed with POR Artesian metal polish- ( I think thats what its called)- not real cheap though. It can be used agressively- I have used it to get rid of surface rust on my bumpers and to shine up an alloy rocker cover - but it also leaves a good shine, I havent seen evidence of scratching but I havent tried it on stainless yet.
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Little Pillows........and occassional sore finger.....
Haven't touched mine for over 12 months and they still look like new.
No marks, no rust, just shine....
Just need to put a polish or something over the top when finished. :D :D :D
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