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Old 10-28-2012, 01:57 PM
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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.
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They are both plastic, so what you see is what you get.
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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.

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