RE: Polishing Bright Anodizing

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the responses on the polishing.  It also answered the 
question of what to do once it's polished.  I had considered clear 
powder coating, but the pieces I'm doing have thin black painted lines 
between the ribs and that would have to be painted on last because the 
heat from the powder coating would cause it to blister.  So an annual 
coat of wax it is.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


Michael Phelps wrote:
> 
> Not on the pieces I've done. It's not going to get too hot just a little 
> too warm to hold in your bare hands. Using the bench grinder and a 
> medium then fine white buff wheel worked well for me. When you first 
> strip the finish off it will look very cloudy but it buffs out great. If 
> your using the oven cleaner, make sure to use easyoff yellow can only. 
> Put the piece out in the sun to get hot then spray it down with the 
> cleaner. Let it work for about 15 minutes but don't let it dry, spray on 
> more if you need to. I used the red medium polishing compound first then 
> the white fine compound to get a mirror finish. 
> Mike P. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 4, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Steven Charette 
> <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mike,
>    I've been concerned that heat might cause the parts to warp - have
> you seen any of this?
> 
> Thanks,
> SC 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Phelps [mailto:mikeph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:30 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Polishing Bright Anodizing
> 
> 
> Paul, I did the trim on my Belvedere and it turned out great. After
> stripping it with easyoff (yellow can only) oven cleaner, I buffed the 
> trim
> with a medium compound and buff wheel on the bench grinder. Then a fine 
> buff
> compound and fine buff wheel. The trick is to get the piece hot with the
> wheel, use gloves. They came out like a mirror. 
> MP
> 1965 Belvedere Convertible
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 3, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> We discussed removing anodizing from trim awhile back.  But I don't 
> remember
> talking about polishing it.  What I'm specifically wanting to do are the 
> two
> large trim panels that straddle the license plate on the back of my 
> Sport
> Fury.  These are cast aluminum and are bright anodized. 
> 
> Can I use some very fine compound on a buffing wheel?
> 
> Paul L.
> '63 Sport Fury
> 440/727
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> 
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