What's in a metal polish

[pingable]

Paste or Liquid. I suppose carrier oils, and abrasives - similar to paint polishes, just different stuff for the medium intended (metal).



I've tried alot and ALWAYS reach for my favorite metal polish (heavy metal polish) I primarily use their fine metal polish but at times, do reach for the medium grade and then follow up with the fine. Nothing IMO polishes faster, more efficient than these.



Just blurbing as I have a couple bottles in vac sealed bags..



There are other *auto related products* non detailing related that I keep in glass bottles as the solvents in them just leeach out of the factory jugs...

 

[Ben@3D]

Metal Polishes work differently from paint polishes. While there is a polishing aspect(aluminum oxide, amorphous silica, pumice), there is also a cleaning aspect. Most metal polishes have lots of cleaners (acids, petroleum distillates, sodium hydroxide, ammonia, kerosene).

 

[Brad B]

Metal Polishes work differently from paint polishes. While there is a polishing aspect(aluminum oxide, amorphous silica, pumice), there is also a cleaning aspect. Most metal polishes have lots of cleaners (acids, petroleum distillates, sodium hydroxide, ammonia, kerosene).

Well said. And it's the quantities/mix of each of these ingredients that attribute to the different levels of abrasiveness.