380sl aluminum cleaning and polishing

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I just purchased a 380sl, it had been in storage for several years and all the aluminum trim pieces have a white film on them. I've tried wax, aluminum polish (several different brands) and mild scrubing pads and they still don't really shine and most of the film is still on them. Is there something out there that people would recommend that works great without buffing etc. I'd like to be able to clean these up by hand only, I don't want to have to use a buffer, etc.
thanks