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Cleaning Cast Aluminum Suggestions ????
If anyone knows of any good products to clean cast aluminum I would appreciated hearing about it. After 22 years my 1985 Corvette looks almost new. One exception is some of the cast aluminum parts on the engine especially the value covers. I have tried a number of products on it but nothing has restored them to their original condition. The cast aluminum is textured and no aluminum polish I have tried so far has worked very good.
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Gary: try a kerosene based degreaser like Gunk. I've not had good results with citrus based products on cast aluminum.
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have them removed and cc'd, or chromed.
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Truls, I want to award you with 5 gold stars for going far beyond your duty to a fellow detailer. I hope your neighbors did not call the police on you. Nice aluminum wheelbarrow, your going to have the shiniest wheelbarrow in Norway. Thanks so much for your efforts. It looks like it is worth a try. Including the order I placed today I already placed 2 AG orders since Friday and now there's something else to order.
Killr, I like the chrome look on older hot rods but I would prefer to keep the original aluminum look on my vette. I always appreciate your input.
Toto, thanks for your suggestion I will also give it a try. With all you experience I appreciate your input. How's your new bimmer?
Last edited by Gary Sword; 01-16-2007 at 08:49 PM.
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Originally Posted by Gary Sword
Truls, I want to award you with 5 gold stars for going far beyond your duty to a fellow detailer. I hope your neighbors did not call the police on you. Nice aluminum wheelbarrow, your going to have the shiniest wheelbarrow in Norway. Thanks so much for your efforts. It looks like it is worth a try. Including the order I placed today I already placed 2 AG orders since Friday and now there's something else to order.
Killr, I like the chrome look on older hot rods but I would prefer to keep the original aluminum look on my vette. I always appreciate your input.
Toto, thanks for your suggestion I will also give it a try. With all you experience I appreciate your input. How's your new bimmer?
You could always have them glass beaded and then have a clear coat added. This will preserve the look you want and keep the shine down but will be much easier to clean.
When it comes to a persons worth, money is a lousy way to keep score.
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Truls .... you can polish my Iforged Wheels anytime ... you are the man !!!
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Killr, your IForged wheels are real similar to set of Black 3-Piece Zone wheels I have for my Lambo. They are a lot of fun to clean.
GearHead, I have never seen aluminum parts glass beaded before. What is that process about?
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Originally Posted by Gary Sword
GearHead, I have never seen aluminum parts glass beaded before. What is that process about?
Machine shops use it to clean all kinds of metal parts. It's just media blasting in a blast cabinet and the media of choice is glass beads. It works extremely well on aluminum that has something less than a full polish on it. It leaves more of a satin finish. The downside is that when it's used on engine parts, particularly internal parts it takes a while to get it cleaned out of blocks and heads. It leaves a fine dust that can cause engine damage if not removed. I've done this dozens of times for intake manifolds, aluminum heads, alternators that I've finish polished etc. It's very effective at making an old part look new again. Of course you can then polish it as needed to get the finish you desire. It's not expensive and doesn't take long to do. You can buy a satin clear coat paint from manufacturers like Krylon that will leave the satin finish I think you are looking for and it won't oxidize. I've also used this process on a fairly hard to find set of original Shelby valve covers (60's vintage) that had a black krinkle finish with bare aluminum colored fins, they turned out like new. You can buy several colors of krinkle paint also.
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He He. Sure i will killr, Ill clean`em 4 free. But frankly those wheels dont look like they need any polish. looks very good on the car.
And that wheel cleaner from P21s worked great on my BBS wheels, have you tryed the gel?
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