stripping aluminum parts to the natural aluminum color
 

looking to take it off an paint them.. tried a bunch of different things. so far nothing has worked.. any ideas? thanks

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I've soaked then in Greased Lighting with good results

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Original formula Easy Off Oven Cleaner.
Greased lightning works real well.

Made this about 4-5 years ago.
http://youtu.be/FLvxMJ5_WZE

X3 on the Greased Lightning.
It works great.

If you have access to a machine shop with a glass beading booth, that will produce the ultimate raw metal finish. So clean, so nice.

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Re: stripping aluminum parts to the natural aluminum color
 

Keep an eye on the greased
Ightning...and the easy off. You can discolor the metal real easy leaving it too long

Greased lightning is the best though....

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I used super clean on my beadlocks because our parts stores didn't have greased lightning. Soaked for a while agitated every few minutes with a brush and worked like a charm. Took about 15-20 minutes to remove the anodizing completely.

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oven cleaner real easy to get. didnt find Greased lightning yet.. see how it goes thanks

Re: stripping aluminum parts to the natural aluminum color
 

Bead blasting is the quickest method. I have a snall harbor freight cabinet that was cheap and works greaf. When i say small, it barely fits an 18" car wheel.

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Try Ace Hardware store

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i got some thanks. 9 bucks for a gallon

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been using this for a bout a hour now.. water is now dark brown.. seems to be having a hard time removing the color.. do i need to refresh it? im doing links, steering parts and 3 sets of bead lock ring thanks

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That's a lot of parts to be marinating at once...as long as it's all submerged you should be good though. Stir/agitate it often. I ended up using a small wire brush to help it along.
After a couple hours you may want to change out the juice
If you can't get it all off (some spots are more stubborn then others) you can sand them down.getting progressively lighter in grit you can get then polished up like brand new.
CAREFUL OF YOUR EYEBALLS WHILE WIRE BRUSHIN!

Re: stripping aluminum parts to the natural aluminum color
 

part started to go from the natural aluminum color to like a dark gray.. Yeah parser laying on top of each other. Where there were touching the color didn't come off at all

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Will Greased Lightning work on anodized aluminum as well?

(Greased Lightning can be found at your local auto parts stores)

If you warm the parts up with a heat gun/hair dryer the anodizing comes off faster. It appends up the chemical reaction that attacks the aluminum

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Cool. I stripped the anodizing off my rc10 a long time ago the hard way, sand paper, but was unsuccessful on the shock bodies, now i can go back and do those to match

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anyone know why it changer the color of the parts?

Re: stripping aluminum parts to the natural aluminum color
 

Do you mean why it goes past the natural aluminum finish and start to turn that dark gray/black color? If so, it's because the chemical reaction oxidizes the aluminum. Most times the black/gray color will wipe off. Typically, I polish the parts I strip after I de-anodize them.

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ok got it thanks

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Be careful when using over cleaner. It can actually eat away enough aluminum in a short time that it changes the tolerances on some parts. EG: I did some steering knuckles recently and the bearings are now a looser fit. The anodizing is a microscopically thin surface coating. As soon as it`s clearing, get those parts rinsed!