Use a scotchbrite. Never use a steel brush. For those tough to get places, try a brass or even aluminum wire brush.
Matt Blake wrote: > Thanks Syd for a nice corrosion write-up. some questions, you said: > > >>> > you should use a stainless steel brush dipped in acid etch (follow the > directions on the bottle) to remove all traces of corrosion. You can > >>> > > I have read to NEVER use steel wool on AL as it will leave small traces > that will cause big corrosion. Is the steel brush ok though? > > You suggest painting with zinc chromate or epoxy chromate paint. It > has what I believe is zinc chromate from about 15 yrs ago. It's a yellow > color. Alot of it is peeling off. Is this typical? Should I just > knock off/clean up as much as possible then lightly rough up the > rest then paint? > > Thanks > > Matt Blake > 1946 ercoupe N2921H
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