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Barkeeper's Friend ?

I'm sure I saw it on here but cannot find it via search … is Barkeeper's Friend good for cleaning the aluminium bit of the sidesteps ?

I'm off to get the almost half-yearly wash done and thought I'd do the alli bits first as they never seem to look clean these days.

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Dean
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I thought this was another joke along the lines of “a dog walks into a bar and orders a ............ “. Big Cry Big Cry
   
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I knew if I titled it anything to do with "cleaning" you'd not post anything ! Whistle
  
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What is this “cleaning” you speak of? Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
   
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found the thread(s) … had to search "barkeepers" and not "barkeeper" or "barkeeper's" Very Happy

gonna give it a whirl.
  
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I’ve used Wonder Wheels cleaner on tarnished side steps when literally everything elce has failed. It works amazingly, although a heart stopper when it bubbles up on applying and with the caveat you wash it off throughly and don’t blame me if it goes t*ts up. Whistle
  
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BKF is a great product. We get it from Lakeland store. It cleans our ovens marvellously! I reckon it would do a great job on sidesteps. Beware, it’s a bit abrasive so don’t use it on anything painted.
  
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well … not impressed with BKF Sad

it's removed the worst bits, possibly "too well" as I now have shiny raw aluminium there, but it's emphasised the blotchiness of other sections.

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Sure I've used Barkeepers Friend on the sidesteps. The trick may be to ensure there's loads of water on the cloth so it's not too abrasive and concentrated
  
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Dean, Here's the permanent solution................. Thumbs Up

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Pretty sure I saw someone mention autosol on the Disco 3/4 facebook group.

Autosol. not anusol. DONT get them mixed up Thumbs Up
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Tried Autosol, never made any difference.
  
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I’ve come to the conclusion there’s only one answer and thats a respray with polyurethane paint, the same that is used for wheel centres Thumbs Up
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They will most likely have been anodised from the factory , you will have areas of deteriorated / depleted anodising and also tarnished anodising , with corrosion of the raw alloy being the milky white areas.
Most likely worst at the front and rear where stones spat up from the tyres have battered them.

Just whip them off and get them powdered for a lasting finish. Thumbs Up
A basic rattle can job would be a mess very rapidly I would have thought., peoples feet rubbing on entry and exit and the crap thrown up through driving will have it looking tatty in no time. Crying or Very sad
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J@mes wrote:
Pretty sure I saw someone mention autosol on the Disco 3/4 facebook group.

Autosol. not anusol. DONT get them mixed up Thumbs Up



aaah … I was wondering what that little screw-on tube bit was for. Whistle
  
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