I am looking for some new aluminum and chrome polish. I have read on here that it is a really good product. Went to their site and there are a lot of different ones to choose from. The truckers blend "general purpose" sounds like the best bet because it works on everything, aluminum, stainless, and chrome. The Showmans blend seems like it would work great also. I am trying to get a polish that will make aluminum wheels look chrome. What is the difference between Custom blend and Showmans blend? Will all their polishes work with chrome? One last question, my mother just got a new stainless steel fridge, can I use these polishes to make it a mirror finish? That would be sweeeeeeet!!!! Anyway, thanks in advance.
English Custom Polish
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Accumulator
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The ad-copy makes the English Polishes sound awfully special, but they didn't impress me all that much. I got one of their sampler kits and, well, the products just didn't wow me. I oughta reserve my opinons for after I've done more with it, but my quick impression was that the stuff isn't anything special. I find myself reaching for my Griot's Chrome Polish and my Meg's NXT metal polish (forget their goofy spelling) instead.
Can't really tell you which one is for which application; I read that stuff through once, tried what seemed like the proper products for the jobs at hand, went "eh..." :nixweiss and reached for something else. I might give 'em another shot someday, if only so I feel like I got my money's worth out of 'em.
Somebody with more specific needs might have a completely different opinion...
Can't really tell you which one is for which application; I read that stuff through once, tried what seemed like the proper products for the jobs at hand, went "eh..." :nixweiss and reached for something else. I might give 'em another shot someday, if only so I feel like I got my money's worth out of 'em.
Somebody with more specific needs might have a completely different opinion...
The only thing I have more than LSPs is metal polishes. I bet I have at least a dozen. I have a Sportster with uncoated aluminum cases as my test bed.
Most polishes will take you to a good result with varying degrees of effort.
NXT is a very good product. Probably my favorite for easy to find, reasonably priced, and leaves some protection
Other than NXT, the only other ones that have impressed me (so far) are Mr. Buffer and Wizards Metal Polish (pink wadding type). They're very good at taking fair conditioned metal to nearly chrome.
Other products I've heard great things about and haven't tried: Clearkote, Britemax/Metal Master
As far as the fridge..I'm guessing it will have some kind of coating on it (mine does)..so I use some 845 on it to keep the smudges to a minimum LOL
Most polishes will take you to a good result with varying degrees of effort.
NXT is a very good product. Probably my favorite for easy to find, reasonably priced, and leaves some protection
Other than NXT, the only other ones that have impressed me (so far) are Mr. Buffer and Wizards Metal Polish (pink wadding type). They're very good at taking fair conditioned metal to nearly chrome.
Other products I've heard great things about and haven't tried: Clearkote, Britemax/Metal Master
As far as the fridge..I'm guessing it will have some kind of coating on it (mine does)..so I use some 845 on it to keep the smudges to a minimum LOL
M.J. I just discovered English Custom Polish, through my own web searching. If I would have read this thread I might not have bought it, but I knew nothing about it other than the review I read at Motorcyclist online...
I bought their Chrome Polish and hot environment polish to try and remove some discoloration on my motorcycle headers. It's a 27 year old Suzuki GS850G that I bought new. I have taken very good care of it and have used Brasso or NevrDull on it since it was new. When I got my hot chrome formula yesterday, I hurried out to the garage to try it out. I started on a shiny, but not mirror like engine cover and worked on about a five square inch area using a very small amount of product and worked it in small circles. When the polish began to dry I wiped it off with an Egyptian cotton diaper and when I saw the mirror like finish I almost fell off my "detailing chair!" It was like looking into a stainless steel mirror! I had only worked it in for a couple of minutes and I was shocked that the cover that I had been polishing for all those years with the aforementioned products, in just two minutes, looked like I had wanted it to since the bike was new!
As Accumulator said, maybe others might have another use for it and it may serve their purposes well...I can't imagine any product polishing my motorcycle metal better than English Custom Polish hot environment formula. I am so happy with the product I ordered their three piece auto kit from their website yesterday.
For the purpose I am using it for, the nickle and stainless steel engine covers, handlebars, mirrors, exhaust system, and fork housings, well, I am thrilled with the results it produced on my 'ol Suzuki. I'll try it on the 'ol Mercedes 300D next time I wash it and will report if it doesn't work as well on it, but I have to believe it will work just as well on German steel and chrome as it does on Japanese motorcycle brightwork! I say, give one bottle of the hot metal mix a try...if you don't like it, give it to a buddy who has a motorcycle that needs some brightening. He or she will be a friend for life!
I bought their Chrome Polish and hot environment polish to try and remove some discoloration on my motorcycle headers. It's a 27 year old Suzuki GS850G that I bought new. I have taken very good care of it and have used Brasso or NevrDull on it since it was new. When I got my hot chrome formula yesterday, I hurried out to the garage to try it out. I started on a shiny, but not mirror like engine cover and worked on about a five square inch area using a very small amount of product and worked it in small circles. When the polish began to dry I wiped it off with an Egyptian cotton diaper and when I saw the mirror like finish I almost fell off my "detailing chair!" It was like looking into a stainless steel mirror! I had only worked it in for a couple of minutes and I was shocked that the cover that I had been polishing for all those years with the aforementioned products, in just two minutes, looked like I had wanted it to since the bike was new!
As Accumulator said, maybe others might have another use for it and it may serve their purposes well...I can't imagine any product polishing my motorcycle metal better than English Custom Polish hot environment formula. I am so happy with the product I ordered their three piece auto kit from their website yesterday.
For the purpose I am using it for, the nickle and stainless steel engine covers, handlebars, mirrors, exhaust system, and fork housings, well, I am thrilled with the results it produced on my 'ol Suzuki. I'll try it on the 'ol Mercedes 300D next time I wash it and will report if it doesn't work as well on it, but I have to believe it will work just as well on German steel and chrome as it does on Japanese motorcycle brightwork! I say, give one bottle of the hot metal mix a try...if you don't like it, give it to a buddy who has a motorcycle that needs some brightening. He or she will be a friend for life!
Accumulator
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Demongers- Your results make me want to give it another try! Glad it worked out for you...and I'm a bit 
why it didn't work better for *me* :nixweiss
why it didn't work better for *me* :nixweissAccumulator, I used it just like the label suggested, working on small areas, much like using a hand polish for paint, really working it gently until it started to dry. The ECP removed a black marred spot on a muffler that had been there for years, as if it were just a bug smear! That really jolted me!
I'm going to get my bike's metal in perfect shape first, then I'll experiment with other ECP formulas to see if they can be a good wipe on/wipe off product like NevrDull or Brasso. However, based on my initial experience, I believe ECP is going to be "my" chrome polish!
I'm going to get my bike's metal in perfect shape first, then I'll experiment with other ECP formulas to see if they can be a good wipe on/wipe off product like NevrDull or Brasso. However, based on my initial experience, I believe ECP is going to be "my" chrome polish!