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removalboy:
So if i sand paper itthen t-cut it,then autosole it,then peek it,that should do the trick
No, you’l just be getting somewhere close lol 
Think your getting the idea though! 
zebadee:
removalboy:
So if i sand paper itNo, you’l just be getting somewhere close lol
Think your getting the idea though!
Shall have a go this weekend.
Dont forget, if your using wet & dry sandpaper or brillo pads, use plenty of water - PLENTY OF WATER!
get a polish immigrant.
get it? “Polish”. ok that was crap.
get some wire wool from a plumbers merchants, and plenty of washing up liquid.
Thanks every one 
Forget Brillo pads they will only scratch the tank, forget PEEK, its useless, Alibrite to start with, then autosol, then once its semi shiny, u want to use either Meguairs(think i spelt it rite■■?) or some stuff called “BRILLIANT” do a web search for BRILLIANT alloy polish, they are based in chelmsford in essex and so mail order too! But be prepared for alot of hard work!
Autosol will not make it like a mirror as it has too much of a cutting element in it! Brillian or Meguairs are the only 2 i’ve found that will do the job!
I started mine on day 1, ok so its an 09 but tank was as it leaves the factory and it now looks like this!
i just got my hands on some white diamond polish £14 a bottle thou but wen the tank is shiny its brilliant stuff i could only find it at one place thou
What place was that?
i would be trying to get the rails off first otherwise you are going to lose the skin off your knuckles.
hanson where did you get the white diamond from could do wi some of that heard its real good… removalboy i use t cut on my wheels and alu you can get alu mail order from a place called the polishing shop and they sell all the mops and cutting compounds type them in google an have a look on there site they are sound guys
Big George, you can get White Diamond from J Jenkins,Love Lane, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 5QP order it on 01939 551016 they will post it, they also do most of the truck shows
jessicas dad:
i would be trying to get the rails off first otherwise you are going to lose the skin off your knuckles.
You can take them off with some latches on the back
Started on one side.Turns out only the rails by the batteries have latches.I scrubbed it with alloy wheel cleaner first then i t-cut the bit im doing. Now im using the autosole.Its not doing much though,shiny but not shiny if you know what i mean?
removalboy:
Started on one side.Turns out only the rails by the batteries have latches.I scrubbed it with alloy wheel cleaner first then i t-cut the bit im doing. Now im using the autosole.Its not doing much though,shiny but not shiny if you know what i mean?
don’t forget the photos 
shuttlespanker:
removalboy:
Started on one side.Turns out only the rails by the batteries have latches.I scrubbed it with alloy wheel cleaner first then i t-cut the bit im doing. Now im using the autosole.Its not doing much though,shiny but not shiny if you know what i mean?don’t forget the photos
Here you go the finished product(for now) 
Stopped there because i helped my dad load the lorry that’s just gone on the road thats going to france to morrow.
Then i touched up my Tyre paint.
enquire about a tank wrap it might be cheaper in the long run
big george:
hanson where did you get the white diamond from could do wi some of that heard its real good… removalboy i use t cut on my wheels and alu you can get alu mail order from a place called the polishing shop and they sell all the mops and cutting compounds type them in google an have a look on there site they are sound guys
sorry i didnt get back to you big george was out shuttlespanker is exactly right thats where i got mine from and the only place i know aswell
big george:
hanson where did you get the white diamond from could do wi some of that heard its real good… removalboy i use t cut on my wheels and alu you can get alu mail order from a place called the polishing shop and they sell all the mops and cutting compounds type them in google an have a look on there site they are sound guys
Well it works for me!
The thing about brillo pads is to make sure you throw it away once most of the soap is gone from it and use a new one. A tank will tank probably 10 pads to get it something decent to start polishing. Also, the aluminium is pressed in such a way that it has a kind of grain to it. Follow the grain and it won’t scratch, and it also won’t leave bits in the alloy. Anything that is left on there will wash off easily enough and then almost any good polish will finish it well.
If you can find the marine polish then it leaves a hard shell which will see you through much of the winter. Not sure what you can get over there anymore but it is available all over out here.