How To Easily Polish Aluminum, Chrome & Stainless! - Chemical Guys

- What's going on chemical gas family,

thanks so much for tuning in

for today's episode of detail garage.

Over here we have this really awesome Chevy S 10.

And the reason why is because it's my Chevy S 10

but I recently picked up this truck

and the owner he was an older gentleman

who not necessarily neglected it but it sat outside a lot

and the Chrome is one thing that really shows the neglect.

It's got a lot of water spots and staining on there

so today I'm gonna show you guys how

to easily remove it using one product and doing it by hand.

So to begin we're going to use one

of my favorite quick detail sprays Speed Wipe.

And this will just remove any kind of light dust.

You can use a waterless wash

or basically after you wash the vehicle just

to remove any kind of dirt that's sitting on

the surface, bird droppings or tree SAP anything

you don't want to grind it into the finishing

and see there is that light layer

of dirt that was sitting on there

and I'm using a happy ending towel just

because this is very plush towel

that doesn't induce any scratches or swirls,

but it picks up any kind of quick detail sprays

or polishes or wax is very easily.

And it's also Edgellar so it won't run

the risk of scratching the surface.

Like I said, we're gonna use one product today,

which is our light metal Polish

and this again gently removes any kind

of oxidation, light staining or water spots bird droppings

that have etched into the surface of your Chrome

or Aluminum or exposed metal surfaces.

And all you have to do is basically shake up the bottle.

We're going to be using a Microfiber Applicator Pad

since we're doing this by hand

you can also use this with a drill

with a Ball Buster or with some sort of microfiber pad on

your rotary polisher, or your dual action polisher.

Start with two dots We'll just work right here

Cause I'm going to give you guys a little 50, 50,

but as you see here we've taped off

not only a 50 50 section, but also the sensitive plastics,

because any kind of waxes or polishes

or any kind of chemical really can stain

or discolor sensitive exterior trim.

So when to take the precaution

so we're not adding new imperfections

or changing the sheen of the finish

so the tape is just a little extra caution

to help us prevent kind of harm

that could be done to the plastic.

But basically what we're doing here

is we're just scrubbing away any of the water spots

or the oxidation, any kind of corrosion.

White boy into the excess

but you see we are using a gray applicator pad.

We are also going to use a gray towel

because we designate all of our exterior

and interior tiles for different jobs

the gray is designated for any kind of metal work

whether they're working on exhaust or wheels bumpers

this way you're not bringing

a exterior challenger interior or using

it as a polishing towel or something like that

so this just again helps us

from making a mess of another job.

Just that extra little step helps

to make the car look its best

without harming any kind of other surfaces

but you see very quickly and very easily

how we've restored a lot of the gloss here

I'll take the tape off to show you guys

that before and after but just doing this by hand

that moves the light layer, oxidation water spots,

any kind of light standing here.

And again you can do this by hand or machine

but you can see how very easy it is to use it by hand.

And you can also use it on your Chrome plated plastic

such as the grill here

I'll even show you how to do that real quick.

Same process where you want to clean it first.

Just gonna spray the towel

so we're not making a mess all over the place,

but the key is to make sure that it's nice and clean before

you work on any kind of surfaces, this way

you're not grinding any abrasive particles,

which caused deep scratches

or make a mess out of your product.

In the same manner We'll use just a couple of dots.

Let's start by spreading it out here obviously you want

to tape off before you apply it to

your surfaces around like your grill and such

but as you see the grill is kind of shot

so I'm gonna to replace this so it's okay for now

but if you have a newer car or if you have a nice grill

I guess you want to tape off that

before we start polishing around

there just we are not staining it

but again work it back and forth

and this'll gently remove the years of staining.

And it's also going to leave behind a layer of protection,

but for more protection you can obviously add on

your favorite sealant or wax or combination of the two.

You could also use something like Hydrocharge or Hydroslick

to lock in the shine and also repel the elements.

White boy here show you guys the before and after.

You see either very easily restored

the appearance of the Chrome or the exterior pieces here

because before they looked very drab

and very you know old but now

it looks very bright, very glossy

and it's so super easy to use and again

this is going to clean it and protect it.

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or anything else you want to see on this S 10

We'll see you guys next time.