Eagle Aluminum wheel cleaner works great.
Peter S
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Edward Hamilton <hamilton@ptd.net>
Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: Alum. cleaning
>
> Ed,
> There is a caustic soda wheel cleaner that might do the trick. It is a
> 2 part bath. You mix up the cleaner with water, dip the part for the
> prescribed time (watching the bubbles boil off the aluminum) and then
> dip it into the neutralizer.
>
> Afterwards, you can do the polishing thing with buffer wheels and after
> cleaning all the burnishing rough off, spray it with a clear coat to
> finish the job.
>
> Good luck,
> Joe
>
> Edward Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > I've spent too much time cleaning and polishing a pair of side-draft
Webers
> > and a Cannon inlet manifold. There are "spots" on the Aluminum or in
other
> > words, the Aluminum is not even in color.
> > Is there some cleaner or chemical dip that I can use to even out the
color?
> > Anyone else experience this problem?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ed Hamilton
>
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