Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cleaning aluminum

[LarryT (l02turner]

I've always had very good results with a creme that comes in a tube - called 
"Flitz".   Available at motorcycle shops and many FLAPS.

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits &
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
Test Results - http://members.rennlist.com/oil/

http://www.scamfreetop10.com/1233.html


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:07 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Cleaning aluminum


> Hello Friends,
>
> Merry Christmas and all the other salutations of the season!
>
> I write to you this Christmas Eve to talk about Ferraris.  Specifically, I 
> want to ask about cleaning aluminum.  I have always used cloth, steel wool 
> or ScotchBrite lubricated with WD40 or lacquer thinner and I like the 
> results.  However, the finish does not look 'new'.  I'd like to know a 
> technique to get that really clean white-aluminum finish of freshly cast 
> aluminum.  I've tried media blasting but the shop I visited used steel 
> balls not glass, plastic or shells.  The result was a dull gray finish 
> that I didn't like.  I ended up painting the part with 'Cast Coat 
> Aluminum' engine paint - a sad, second-class solution, if attractive.
>
> So today I ask; How does one get that 'new part' aluminum finish?
>
> best regards,
>
> rick
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