RE: Aluminum Trim

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, just did this a month ago Steve...stripped those long rocker 
mouldings on the Fury. Mix the Drano with water in a spray bottle, but 
be careful, the fumes are HOT and TOXIC! The trick is to heat up the 
part you're stripping. My parts were stainless, but I think the 
principle is the same. Heat the part and spray it with a good coat. 
Sometimes it takes more than one application. I scrubbed mine with extra 
fine steel wool and water, with gloves, rinsed it with water then 
polished it. You may have to heat the part more than once. My trim is 
about 5 feet long, so I did it in sections, heating it in front of my 
kerosene salamander. Make sure your spray bottle can handle the Drano... 
mine got a little soft, but worked ok. 
Steve Charette wrote:
> 
> 
> Seeing Don's mention of powder coating his grille jogged my memory - 
> right
> before the snow last year I attempted to strip my headlight bezels with 
> oven
> cleaner.  The results were not good.
>  
> Drano is granulated sodium hydroxide (lye) - has anyone tried Drano to 
> strip
> the brightcoat finish from aluminum trim?
>  
> Thanks,
> SC
>  
> Steven Charette
> Promerican Corporation
> www.promerican.com <http://www.promerican.com/> 
> 888-476-1210
>  
> 
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Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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