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Old 11-09-2007, 07:53 AM   #28
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Re: Aluminum polish...

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Originally Posted by Huck View Post
The trim is anodized and that has to come off first (try oven cleaner but don't let it sit--wipe in on then wash it off) then super fine steel wool and then polish. Grills, trim, etc. Use a power buffer with polish ----.
this is true, but the process can be quite involed, you can sand the anodizeing off will be the slowest, or the oven clean can speed things up, but the best is a chemical called LYE, found in alot of drain decloger type stuff, the coustic soda will stip the anodizeing off in about 15-60 minutes, it will then leave the metal really dull and you can wet sand it then hit it with the buffing wheel and compound and finish off with a mothers type polish, it will look like a mirror when you are done, the only thing is that you will want to hit it with a sealer like zoops to keep it from oxidizeing as air will cause the finish to dull quickly
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