The List: (ingredients)
1 bar (large) of Green jewelers rouge.
1 gallon low odor mineral spirits (walmart has it for $1.99)
1 one liter soda bottle (large opening the best)
1 bottle of liquid carnuba wax.
Tools:
a couple pieces of news paper
a sharp pocket knife
a funnel
Directions:
(1) Take the bar of jewelers rouge and shave about a third of it to powder with your knife onto the newspaper (the jewelers rouge should have been about 8" long to start with) The finer the havings the better. When you get a pretty good pile put that inside of the bottle so the bottle is about 1/3 the way full with the powder.
(2) next take the liquid carnuba wax and put about an inch of it in the bottle. This preserves the shine.
(3) next fill the bottle to where it starts to neck down with the low odor mineral spirits. Shake the mix good, it needs to be heated in order to liquify into a pastey consistency.
APPLICATION:
Always use a terry cloth rag to put the polish on and do not get it wet (with water). Rub the polish in circles on the item like you would any other polish till it turns black. Let it dry all the way, usually doesn't take too long. Next remove the polish using a soft cotton rag, nothing else..... it will shine, but if you want a mirror finish, do it over again. You need to polish until there is not any more black stuff coming off.
GOOD TRICK:
When you are satisfied you have all of the black stuff removed and no more will come off wipe the item down with a soft cotton cloth. Next get some flower and sprinkle the flower onto the aluminum. Get a clean cotton cloth and buff it out real good. The flower will clean any remaining polish and tarnish out of the pors and any scratches that may be in the project.
Jewelers rouge comes in three different grits:
red is course
green is medium
white is fine
I have a batch of the white polish that I made up just like the green. That works good for fine finishing like on my aluminum and stainless steel. The green is good all around for aluminum, brass, bronze, etc. The carnuba wax that is in it helps preserve the shine for quite some time. You may want to touch it up every once in a while by using a light coat of the polish every now and then.
The white will put the best shine on items. You can use it after the green to make it like a mirror.
The jewelers rouge is available pretty much everywhere. It comes in a bar about 8 inches long and is fairly cheap.
