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Offline NCAmother

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How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« on: January 22, 2023, 04:57:28 PM »
What are some recommended products/methods for protecting an alloy tank ? Cheers
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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2023, 12:05:19 PM »
inside or outside of the tank?
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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2023, 02:31:35 PM »
inside or outside of the tank?
Outside the tank.  It is part raw, part polished aluminum.

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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2023, 03:07:26 PM »
Any automotive wax will do. Gloss wax for polished aluminium and matte for brushed.

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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2023, 06:47:29 AM »
Expensive and worth it for all metal. It’s like skin lotion for metals….it’s a one step cleaner and polish. Spray on, spread thinly, then polish w 2nd all cotton cloth (no nylon). I use it on black painted frames too…(for paint I use Zaino, everything else gets this stuff) Combine w 000 bronze wool (won’t scratch chrome) for tough spots. I’ve seen amazing results w this and a Chore Boy on rusty chrome from 70’s mopeds. Inspires you to reaching into the nooks and crannies and keeping me occupied during winter…huge visual returns that last and last, and is easily refreshed with a quick wipe



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Re: How do you clean and protect alloy fuel tank?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2023, 12:20:43 PM »
Mothers Aluminum polish

 

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