mr henderson
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| posted on 30/5/08 at 07:04 PM |
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Restoring alloy surfaces
How do you guys go about making the surfaces of the many alloy compnents in your car look good?
Not having a bead blaster, I have used elbow grease with WD40 and scotchbrite, but the results are not as good as I would like them to be.
I guess I need a bead blaster (or a nearby friend with one) if I'm going to make all this stuff look as good as new (or maybe stop trying to)
Your ideas are sought
John
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/5/08 at 07:37 PM |
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Oxalic acid is great for cleaning aluminium.
It is what makes Rhubarb leaves poisonous --- boil the leaves up to extract the oxalic acid from them.
Another acid cleaners for aluminium is Phosphoric Acid --- Naval Jelly, Jennolite, and one version of Cilit Bang
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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nick205
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| posted on 30/5/08 at 08:13 PM |
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Unless you're building a show car then give them a good scrub/brush with a bit of petroland have done with it (IMHO)
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paulmw
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| posted on 30/5/08 at 08:24 PM |
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Baby oil works OK if its just a quick clean and shine (ooo errr)
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