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Wilescoman_123 · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: top tip

if you want a good polishing compound try auto-sol brings boilers up looking like new its also good for taking off pitting off flywheels has well if you use a dremel BE CAREFUL

Cranko · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:50 am Post subject:

Auto sol is the choice of most N Z antique dealers

Stitch · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:11 am Post subject:

It's great stuff and I use regularly. You only seem to get liquid brasso here and autosol is much easier to use.

Stilldrillin · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:00 am Post subject:

Solvol Autosol!

I used many tubes of it on my motorcycle`s alloy parts, during the 1960`s. "Ton up boys" never used anything else.

Still got a half used tube in the workshop.

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MooseMan · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:35 am Post subject:

Autosol's great stuff, I've got a big tin of it. The only thing in my experience that is better is SimiChrome, but it's tricky to get hold of in the UK...in the US you can buy it in motorbike shops (thanks Rog!)
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