Numberplate restoration

[qwerty165]

I have had the paint removed from my black and silver numberplates and in the process the silver has lost its shine. I have some of the sanding disks left over from stripping the paint and this has brought back a small bit of the shine and so I was just wondering if anyone could recomend something that would polish the aluminium.

[taupe]

600 grade wet and dry paper then solvol autosol or brasso

Taupe

[qwerty165]

Thanks for that. I will give it a go.

[samuria]

i have used scotch brite pads
and autosol to good effect on
lots of ally parts on my bikes etc....
the sort you get for the kitchen

[qwerty165]

the sort you get for the kitchen

Might be worth trying this first then.

[katy]

You may want to clear coat it after polishing.

[philthehill]

i have used scotch brite pads
and autosol to good effect on
lots of ally parts on my bikes etc....
the sort you get for the kitchen

Yes very good for cleaning bright metal (non painted) & especially good for removing staining from lathe beds as it does not scratch the metal; instead of autosol I use either 3 in 1 oil or WD 40 as the lubricant

[qwerty165]

You may want to clear coat it after polishing.

Thank you for the tip I will do that.

[qwerty165]

I can confirm that brillo pads work wonders:

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[POMMReg]

I can confirm that brillo pads work wonders:
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Available from Halfords at £5.99?

To be found in the "You can get this stuff cheaper elsewhere" section.

[kennatt]

looks good,might dig my old ones out and replace the reflective ones I fitted years ago.