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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
I used to have the same wheels on my 87' GN in the 90's but they were 16 x 8's and there was no Powerball, LOL. This would've made life a lot easier but I used Never Dull and to help remove any residue I would spray glass cleaner on the wheel for the final wipe and it popped....why is that?
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
I have those same wheels on my 1967 Nova. The Mothers Power Cone and Powerball is a lifesaver and makes the polishing some much easier. I just got a nice Bosch cordless drill and can't wait to try it out for the wheel polishing.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
How well would the Power Cone work on aluminum exhaust tips or would I be better off just using the Power Ball?
I already use the Mother's polish and really like it, I'm just waiting on a faster way to polish up my exhaust tips.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
Seems like the slized foam does a great work to follow contours. Awesome write up and pictures Mike! Shows in detail the use of the products you demonstrate.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
Mike, do you ever clean the Powerball or Powercone? If so, what do you use?
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by
ewiesner
Mike, do you ever clean the Powerball or Powercone? If so, what do you use?
You can use a foam pad detergent if you have it, or we recommend using dish soap and warm water in a bucket. Disassemble for best results (takes a 10mm wrench). Squeeze it in the water to clean well, then rise and allow to dry before reassembling. Reassembly is also a good time to reverse the foam element so you wear both sides of the PowerBall evenly - much like rotating the tires on your vehicle for longest life.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by
Klasse Act
I used to have the same wheels on my 87' GN in the 90's but they were 16 x 8's and there was no Powerball, LOL. This would've made life a lot easier but I used Never Dull and to help remove any residue I would spray glass cleaner on the wheel for the final wipe and it popped....why is that?
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I won't say I 100% Know but in my experience I would say that it cuts through that last residual layer. You will get there by switching out to a clean towel often, or a trick I learnt years ago was - have a small bucket with some flour & put a clean microfibre towel in in & ruffle it around a bit, pull it out & gently shake the excess flour off it & use this towel for the final wipe. Works awesomely. I used this method when polishing an Airstream Caravan to a mirror finish, obviously it took more than one towel . . . . & a fair amount of flour.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
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Desertnate
How well would the Power Cone work on aluminum exhaust tips or would I be better off just using the Power Ball?
I already use the Mother's polish and really like it, I'm just waiting on a faster way to polish up my exhaust tips.
I have an 06 300C SRT8 with a Corsa cat back exhaust system. I used the power ball on a Dewalt cordless drill several months ago with the Mothers mag and aluminum polish you see Mike using. The tool worked great on the inside of each tip and on the sides and bottom. The top of each tip was tough given the narrow space between the top of the pipe and bottom of the bumper.
I was timid with it and it took me a while as I was overly cautious. But the results were very good. The tips polished up easily and very well. The polish spreads easily and you can work it a while, too.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
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JMak97008
I have an 06 300C SRT8 with a Corsa cat back exhaust system. I used the power ball on a Dewalt cordless drill several months ago with the Mothers mag and aluminum polish you see Mike using. The tool worked great on the inside of each tip and on the sides and bottom. The top of each tip was tough given the narrow space between the top of the pipe and bottom of the bumper.
I was timid with it and it took me a while as I was overly cautious. But the results were very good. The tips polished up easily and very well. The polish spreads easily and you can work it a while, too.
Thanks for the feedback.
I too can't get to the top of the tips, but it sound like the ball would work on the lower sides and the lip around the actual exhaust opening.
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Re: Review: Mothers Power Cone - 1962 Impala SS by Mike Phillips
To get the top of the the tip exhaust. Take a mf towel and hang it over the tip and have a small amount of the alu polish so it's only on the tip surface. Grab the towel on each side and move it down with switching pulling it down from hand to hand. Lol a little complicated way to describe it but hope you get what I mean.
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