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      02-27-2018, 11:42 AM   #1
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Polished Charged Air Cooler?

So last night I was testing to see what this Mothers Metal Polish would do to my Air Cooler. It actually came out really nice and smooth. What do you guys think?

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Hard to tell from those Flickr pics, attach here, but I think it may look great. Did you use steel wool 000 to apply the polish?
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Didn't use any wool. Just the polish. The more I used it the smoother and shinier the metal got. Great stuff.
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I know this is an old thread, but I really like it! I just bought my 2017 M3 with 20,000 miles on it and the charge air cooler appears a bit rough; maybe I'll get some of the Mother's metal polish and clean it up like you did.

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I know this is an old thread, but I really like it! I just bought my 2017 M3 with 20,000 miles on it and the charge air cooler appears a bit rough; maybe I'll get some of the Mother's metal polish and clean it up like you did.

It will look really good when its done. Just take your time on it. It wont be shiny but more of a semi matte gray polished finish.
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Did this today - spent about 30-45 minutes with the Mother's polish, and I'm very happy with the results!




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Did this today - spent about 30-45 minutes with the Mother's polish, and I'm very happy with the results!



Looks really good. I like it
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Or you can use one of the black anodized marque plates we offer. Installs in seconds:

Looks nice. How is it installed.
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Looks nice. How is it installed.
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Looks nice. How is it installed.
Simply drops into place and secured by double-sided tape (already pre-applied). These are available on our website.
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