I have had great success getting aluminum back in shape with scotchbrite pads and alot of elbow grease.
Rim corrosion? Old anodize? Clear coat?
All,
I have a set of flanged rims I want to use but I'm having a tough time cleaning them up. They are relatively shiny but there is a clear mottled/non-shiny pattern with some dark spots all over the rims. I figure the darker spots are corrosion but I'm not sure what's causing the other spots. Could it be old anodizing gone bad? Or clear coat? I tried a coat of aircraft stripper on one rim side and it did seem to remove some of it.
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Any ideas? What's the best way of cleaning these up?
Thanks!
Jim
I have a set of flanged rims I want to use but I'm having a tough time cleaning them up. They are relatively shiny but there is a clear mottled/non-shiny pattern with some dark spots all over the rims. I figure the darker spots are corrosion but I'm not sure what's causing the other spots. Could it be old anodizing gone bad? Or clear coat? I tried a coat of aircraft stripper on one rim side and it did seem to remove some of it.
Any ideas? What's the best way of cleaning these up?
Thanks!
Jim
