Hi,
I am trying to clean up the polished aluminum around the windows, etc on my older 300D. So far I have tried mother's, never-dull, and 0000 steel wool (on test spots). Nothing is bringing out the spotting or the cloudiness. I even bought a buffing wheel for my drill and tried that with a polish. Any suggestions?

If you do find a technique that works, please share it with us. I had a detailing guy at a Ford dealership get an 83 300SD's trim to shine, and he told me he used rubbing compound and a buffer. He also spent two days on the car. Good luck in your efforts.

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Robert W. Roe
1984 300SD 173K mi

You are trying to polish anodized aluminum. The guy with the rubbing compound, etc was able to cut thru the hardened aluminum surface. It can be done, but it is a lot of work.

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Jeff Lawrence
1989 300e
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan SE

you might want to try Flitz.. I am not sure if you have, but it does work very well on metal.

I have used it on clouded area's/faded area's of paint and it really brought back the luster.

On chrome/aluminum, it should work well it is a metal polish. The end results of course are not going to be something I can tell you as I have never used it on aluminum, but everything I have used it on, gold and silver lgihters, chrome lighters, the chrome on my car etc, it has worked well.

Alon


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'92 300CE
Metallic Black (Blue Flaked) on Parchment
Clear Corners
94-95 Tail-Lights
Debadged
Black Grille Insert
78.5k Miles

Future Upgrades:
Sportline Suspension
17" AMG Monoblocks or EVO II's
Euro Headlights
Performance Chip
AMG Exhaust

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