I can seem to get the grill or the tailgate panel to shine like new. I tried mothers metal polish, it hazed and I could barely remove it. Can someone give me help on what to use? Is it ok to use carnauba wax on the grill? I also keep hearing about this Collinite 845 wax, is this what I should be using on the truck, grill and everything? Is it ok to put carnauba on top of the collinite? Thanks for any input.

 

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Slouth, aren't these suppose to be a brushed aluminum style. Buy shine I assume your talking about just a cleaning. If that's what your doing have you tries a household aluminum cleaner? Something that's not harsh, and won't scratch. The Wifey uses a product called "Bar Keepers Friend", but I would try a very small area first.

I would stay away from any type of wax as all would be very hard to remove because of the finish on these parts.

 

They are both plastic, so what you see is what you get.

 

Try washing with dawn and using a cleaner wax on the grill and tailgate panel. I assume you're doing it by hand so find one without fillers/polish. You can put 845 on the grill.

You can top 845 with either a synthetic wax or pure caranuba.