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i have a hydraulic Jack plate that is quite ugly. and i'm going to take it apart to clean it and polish it..

any recommendations on how i should go about making it pretty... Products, step by step, electric power tools?

keep in mind i'm not patient and i want to do it in the least amount of labour possible.

Check out http://www.caswellcanada.ca. Polishing kits and "how to" instructions can all be found on the webpage. If you just want to give it a fresh brushed look, just get some foam sanding blocks and rub it with that. If you want a high shine, you will likely have to sand with different grits, and then buff with different compounds.

My old boss had bare aluminum wheels on his 350z, and a few times a year he would take a buffing wheel with some Wenol and polish them. It worked really well, cut oxidization and dirt really quickly. But he never sealed it after. I told him to try Zoop's seal, I've seen it used before, but haven't tried it myself.

http://www.caswellcanada.ca/shop/userfi ... ooklet.pdf

That is the link to the Caswell Buffing and Polishing booklet. Yes, this is my parents business lol.

thanks that exactly what i'm looking for... should be easy with that process. Thanks!

Send it out! I know a guy on Nugget in Scarborough that does it.
Makes it real easy for you! Deliver, wait, pay and take it away.

That's even better... Send me his contact ?

I use Flitz have buffed everything from leading edges of jets to headlights on a car. Will make aluminum show like chrome and for me doesn't seem to need as many steps as a lot of polishes. And a plus you can polish any other part of your boat and motor with it.

+1 for Caswell, using their products for years.
Good stuff, good advice.

For the basic clean-up, use ivory snow crystal laundry detergent, water, bucket and a scotch brite pad....you will be surprised at how well that looks just after that.