Shiney Alcoa Wheels

[john dolan]

Hi All...

>At your leisure, please retrieve the can and let us know what it is
>since I can't remember, only that it really worked and you didn't have to
>bust a gut doing it. Larry in MO, 75 PB

EMFBI, but I have a can of something called Nevr-Dull the original magic wadding
polish... The whole thing is kind of Retro... the can, the printing, thestuff
itself (looks like natural, just picked cotton, with some of the seeds left in)
even the smell. It claims to be non toxic but there is some kind of a solvent
smell. What's in it?? It appears to be a secret. They don't have to tell us
because we're not supposed to eat it. Says it shines any metal. Don't use
on lacquered surfaces.... my can has a $4.75 craft shop tag on it. I tried it
on brass and tin and comparison tested it with Brasso. I liked it better than
Brasso.

Regards,
John 74 Glacier

 

[chuck blanford]

>Hi All...
>
>>At your leisure, please retrieve the can and let us know what it is
>>since I can't remember, only that it really worked and you didn't have to
>>bust a gut doing it. Larry in MO, 75 PB
>
>EMFBI, but I have a can of something called Nevr-Dull the original magic
wadding
>polish... The whole thing is kind of Retro... the can, the printing,
thestuff
>itself (looks like natural, just picked cotton, with some of the seeds left
in)
>even the smell. It claims to be non toxic but there is some kind of a
solvent
>smell. What's in it?? It appears to be a secret. They don't have to tell
us
>because we're not supposed to eat it. Says it shines any metal. Don't
use
>on lacquered surfaces.... my can has a $4.75 craft shop tag on it. I tried
it
>on brass and tin and comparison tested it with Brasso. I liked it better
than
>Brasso.
>
>Regards,
>John 74 Glacier
>

PMFJI - I found a similar product at the local NAPA, made by Eagle 1, IIRC.

Chuck 77 K, North Id

 

[thomas g. warner]

Same thing the air force uses to clean its planes.

>Hi All...
>
>>At your leisure, please retrieve the can and let us know what it is
>>since I can't remember, only that it really worked and you didn't have to
>>bust a gut doing it. Larry in MO, 75 PB
>
>EMFBI, but I have a can of something called Nevr-Dull the original magic
wadding
>polish... The whole thing is kind of Retro... the can, the printing, thestuff
>itself (looks like natural, just picked cotton, with some of the seeds left in)
>even the smell. It claims to be non toxic but there is some kind of a solvent
>smell. What's in it?? It appears to be a secret. They don't have to tell us
>because we're not supposed to eat it. Says it shines any metal. Don't use
>on lacquered surfaces.... my can has a $4.75 craft shop tag on it. I tried it
>on brass and tin and comparison tested it with Brasso. I liked it better than
>Brasso.
>
>Regards,
>John 74 Glacier
>
>
>

 

[travis martin]

>Same thing the air force uses to clean its planes.

Same thing us jar-heads used to polish our brass belt buckles...

Travis

 

[bartz paul]

I can tell you that I have used the wadding on my Alcoa wheels a few times.
It does a fairly good job if you don't wait for to long of an interval in
between applications. However, if there is the slightest amount of surface
corrosion, you'll need something different to touch it.

At Oshkosh this summer, there were probably a dozen businesses selling
aluminum cleaners and polishes. At one I decided to talk to, I asked the
guy what was different about his. He responded that he was a soap chemist
and that his cleaners/polishes were soap based. Claimed many of the others
have a fine grit in them that leave very fine scratches during the polishing
process. He proceeded to pour some in the palm of his hand and had me dip
my fingers ad rub them together. Sure enough, no grittyness.

I bought a small bottle of polish and have used it on my Alcoa wheels twice.
A little goes a long way and does a nice job.

Haven't tried the cleaner yet.

In case you're interested, they can be reached at: Protective Products
Corp, 888-772-1277, Dean Bibler.

Paul Bartz

From: John Dolan [mailto:jdolan]
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 4:36 PM

>At your leisure, please retrieve the can and let us know what it is
>since I can't remember, only that it really worked and you didn't have to
>bust a gut doing it. Larry in MO, 75 PB

EMFBI, but I have a can of something called Nevr-Dull the original magic
wadding
polish... The whole thing is kind of Retro... the can, the printing, the
stuff
itself (looks like natural, just picked cotton, with some of the seeds left
in)
even the smell. It claims to be non toxic but there is some kind of a
solvent
smell. What's in it?? It appears to be a secret. They don't have to tell
us
because we're not supposed to eat it. Says it shines any metal. Don't
use
on lacquered surfaces.... my can has a $4.75 craft shop tag on it. I tried
it
on brass and tin and comparison tested it with Brasso. I liked it better
than
Brasso.