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Cleaned up Aluminum parts #236806
02/26/09 12:47 PM
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Well here are a few pics of some before and after.

Maybe after the fire and now. I never thought it would come clean. After 2 days of soaking in mineral spirits some scraping off crap and some kick azz polish I can say they look pretty good.

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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236807
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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236808
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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236809
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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236810
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you got that right! Awesome job!

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I admire your determination. Keep it up.

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236812
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I'm sure that was a ton of work Jimmy...but man they look great!!!

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: PS Arrow] #236813
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Man, that looks great! I bet your fingers look like burnt matches by now from the polish

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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts #236815
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Jimmy,
Here's some stuff I used in the shop for years to seal aluminum parts and clean stained metals...I once soak a piece of bare blasted steel in Gibbs then left it outside for over 2 years...never rusted....I even used it to clean up customers half finished rust job chassis cars. http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/#intro

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: Chassisman] #236816
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What brand of polish did you use?




Dave it's some stuff called Smithbrite. I tried all of the mothers stuff and this kicked it in butt.


Darren it is actually pretty easy to use and it's 11 bucks for an 8oz bottle. Beats the crap out off all the others I had tried.Mothers billet is 15 bucks and did not do the job as easy as this. I am stoked,going to finish my valve covers this week.
I may even polish up a few other things since this works so well.

Chassisman thanks I will order some and give it a shot.

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236817
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Jimmy you'll be amazed....on freshly blasted or polished parts if you treat it and leave it raw when you touch it you see no finger prints or oils left behind.....also the best damn penetrating oil I've ever seen. ....it REALLY works awesome magnesium...just read the testimonials.

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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236818
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Looking Good Jimmy....how's Mikey holding up

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Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: rickstershemi] #236819
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Where can you buy smithbrite?

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: ts racer] #236820
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Where can you buy smithbrite?




Call Tim at 407 850 5870

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236821
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Cool deal man, I'll get some and try it on my junk, I've been using mothers forever, and I dread doing it anymore, and it takes a week to get the black off may hands.

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: dthemi] #236822
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With Smithbrite it will oxidixe pretty quick, just put on some regular car wax after you use the Smithbrite and it will last. Smithbrite is the best polish I have used.

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nice Jimmy , you now tkae Dusterdave's spot as official lug nut polisher

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: stroked470] #236824
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With Smithbrite it will oxidixe pretty quick, just put on some regular car wax after you use the Smithbrite and it will last. Smithbrite is the best polish I have used.


I use Smithbrite then spray a light coat of Gibbs that I mentioned earlier.....keeps the oxidation and finger prints away.

Re: Cleaned up Aluminum parts [Re: blown572dart] #236825
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Where can you buy smithbrite?




Call Tim at 407 850 5870




Sorry the right # is 407 850 5830 the other one is the fax

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