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Old 01-03-2012, 10:42 AM   #5
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Re: Finally polished the aluminum 1963 grill

I think so too....couldn't get the results I wanted with the drill, so just polished by hand. Little more work, but theres so many places to polish that the buffer couldn't get to. The sodium hydroxide in the oven cleaner did a great job of removing the anodization...took 3-4 real good coats to get it off. Damn tough coating they put on. Used steel wool to prep the surface and remove any little pieces of anodization that got into some of the pores in the aluminum, then lots of hand polishing. My last step is to do the letters on the bottom and Ive already replaced all of the grill hardware, so just have to reassemble. The aluminum bezels were the hardest to strip, dont know why, but took like two extra coats to remove the anodization from the bezels. Saved alot of money by doing it myself and I'm satisfied with the polishing. The best part is unlike my steel 63 grill, I dont have to worry about rust. Now just have to install.
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