Hello Friends,
Merry Christmas and all the other salutations of the season!
I write to you this Christmas Eve to talk about engine restoration.
Specifically, I want to ask about cleaning aluminum. I have always used cloth,
steel wool or ScotchBrite lubricated with WD40 or lacquer thinner and I like
the results. However, the finish does not look 'new'. I'd like to know a
technique to get that really clean white-aluminum finish of freshly cast
aluminum. I've tried media blasting but the shop I visited used steel balls
not glass, plastic or shells. The result was a dull gray finish that I didn't
like. I ended up painting the part with 'Cast Coat Aluminum' engine paint - a
sad, second-class solution, if attractive.
So today I ask; How does one get that 'new part' aluminum finish?
best regards,
rick
'08 M-B C300
'03 L-R Discovery
'96 BMW 740iL
'83 Ferrari Mondial QV
'79 Ferrari 308GTB
'61 M-B 180b
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