Dale:
At the risk of being chastised for a "me-too!", I concur with Dave's assessment of Flitz. It polishes aluminum with minimal effort to a high shine, without the abrasive scratching that most other products produce. For example, I've used it on TA cranks, as well as GB spearpoint stems, very successfully. Despite being made in Germany, it doesn't seem to mind the country of origin of the bits you're resurrecting. Removes the black schmutz which aged aluminum accumulates. I've had no problem finding it (my local hardware store carries it). It may look expensive, but you don't need very much of it for each application.
Happy rubbing,
Chris _________________________________________________ Chris Beyer Volvo Cars of North America, LLC Customer Relations Rockleigh, NJ USA
Telephone: 800.550.5658 E-mail: CBeyer2@volvocars.com
-----Original Message----- From: OROBOYZ@aol.com [mailto:OROBOYZ@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:12 PM To: Patrick@aardvark-pro.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Polishing those hard to get to parts?
In a message dated 4/17/2002 3:05:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Patrick@aardvark-pro.com writes:
<< there is a product named Flitz Polish which is very, very good. I've found this to be better than Simichrome. >>
Cool.. Can you describe how it works better/differently? I have tried a few other similar polishes and always come back to Simichrome, but I am always looking!
(BTW this discussion is totally on topic as it related to restoring and maintaining old bikes!!)
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC