Trooper, I use a metal wax. What I use is Collenite which is a marine metal wax. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] anodized
> Mike do you protect them from oxidation after you get them polished? > > Trooper > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Holleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] anodized > > > Randy, Anodized aluminum is not difficult to work with, but you will have to > strip it before it will polish. I use a stripper that is available at most > swap meets and buffing suppliers. It is a powder that you mix in water and > soak the alum. Long pieces I put in pvc pipe and small ones in a tub for > stripping. Once the anodize is off they polish up real nice with a buffing > wheel and rouge. Rarely are reproduction pieces as nice as original and much > of what I work on is not available. I have also been told that oven cleaner > will work as a stripper. I polish smaller pieces with an angle die grinder > fitted with a buffing wheel. With a little practice and a bunch of patience > you will find it a worthwhile endeavor. > Mike Holleman > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randy Barron > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:16 PM > Subject: [Chevelle-list] anodized > > > Hello: > > Would like some feedback on how others are treating the anodized aluminum > on their Chevelles or El Caminos. > I am restoring a 1968 SS El Camino and from Canada the people I have > talked to either have the part chrome plated or completely stripped and then > polished. The parts in question are the headlight bezels, hockey stick > moldings and the belt line trim. > Can anyone shed some light on how others are treating these? Any help > would be greatly appreciated > > Thanks > > Randy. > >
