Cleaning Chequerplate???

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No doubt some good chemical options but I found a brillo pad was quite effective.... well of box of them as they quickly get shredded on chequre plate.

It's hard graft but cheap.

Lee D

Solvol Autosol? TonyB

If that is the polish for wheels that comes in like a toothpaste tube it does indeed work on chequer plate but takes ages to do as you have to work with the grain for each section My mate did a bit of my wingtops on the landy when he was bored and it was dazzling me for the next 6 months until the tarnish came back!

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Yeah, that's the stuff. I used to use it on the aluminium casings on the old Yamaha, as you say it takes ages but the effect is worth it. I used it on a cloth just using a finger tip to rub in a circular fashion like the army boys bully up their boots. I've still hardly got a fingerprint on that index finger! TonyB

Blue Magic. It's not exactly cheap but it's not outrageously hard work and it brings aluminium up to a mirror finish.

I've got a set of mops brought from I think it machine mart with the proper soap and its ideal for cleaning up ally parts, get an old electric motor, bolt it to the bench, buy a tapered spindle for it, and hey presto its really quick and easy as long as you can take the parts to it.

Work it into the nooks and crannies with an old toothbrush then polish off.

Bit Random, but i was in Focus DIY today, and i saw some JML stuff called DokTor Power...

Sounds a bit gay, but it works really well on checker plate