Cleaning a Sovereign bar

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

I've never had one, but couldn't you spray the bar with a clear coat that would permanently stop the dulling?

You probably could, that's what they do with 'rat rods' to keep the old patina. Can't see why it wouldn't work for alloy.

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I used a Josco mag wheel polishing kit, MGWKIT,has all the compounds(polish) , mops and a spindle in one pack, got it from Bunnings, it has 2" diameter mops in it, but if u ask for a JMPKIT, it's the same thing with 4" mops

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You probably could, that's what they do with 'rat rods' to keep the old patina. Can't see why it wouldn't work for alloy.

I know they can be painted, so I can't see any reason why they couldn't be clear coated. The only issues I can think of is whether some type of primer would be needed to allow paint to bond, which obviously won't work with clear and of course the initial cost of getting it done.

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My Sovereign bar was very ordinary when I bought my Prado too. I ended up using a tube of Autosol from supercheap, but the product I really wanted to find, but I cant remember its name, was a type of wadding that was impregnated with the polish. It used to come in a tin, and I used it to polish alloys wheels in the past with good results. The Autosol is good, but I felt it is a little too abrasive for a final finish.

Jamie.

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My Sovereign bar was very ordinary when I bought my Prado too. I ended up using a tube of Autosol from supercheap, but the product I really wanted to find, but I cant remember its name, was a type of wadding that was impregnated with the polish. It used to come in a tin, and I used it to polish alloys wheels in the past with good results. The Autosol is good, but I felt it is a little too abrasive for a final finish.

Jamie.

I think it used to be called Brite Shine and was in a yellow can when I used to use it. Eagle One have a product called Never Dull which I'm gathering is the same stuff.

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When I went down to Repco to buy Autsol to do my bar on Friday I was shown a new version of BRITE - it was a bit cheaper than Autosol so decided to run with that. However, I will need to do it a couple of time to get it back to anything like new.

I think it used to be called Brite Shine and was in a yellow can when I used to use it. Eagle One have a product called Never Dull which I'm gathering is the same stuff.

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I polished the Alloy bar on my SR5 Hilux this morning. It is a year old, and this was the 2nd time I have polished it.

I used Purple Metal polish, and it took about an 1 1/2 hrs. I did the Bull Bar, Sports Bar, Chrome Mirrors & Rear Step.

The Alloy and Chrome now has a mirror finish. :-)