<VV> milky stain

[airvair at earthlink.net]

Marc,

Actually I DO know about the anodizing. Just never encountered a stain
quite like what this one looks like. As you know, most everything here in
the rustbelt corrodes, including aluminum. So wheel well and rocker trim
usually gets sandblasted and eaten alive first, and factory anodizing
usually is the first casualty. That's what I'm used to seeing. Disregarding
the stains, if the installation marks weren't present, you'd swear this is
still NOS trim, not used trim.

Much appreciate the suggestion.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Marc Sheridan <sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> milky stain
>
> Mark,
>
> As long as you have been around Corvairs, I would have assumed that you
knew
> all about the anodized aluminum trim, like the headlight bezels. So it
makes
> me think that I don't understand the question.
>
> If you really are talking about the anodized aluminum trim, then original
> formula Easy Off Oven Cleaner works just fine to remove the anodizing,
then
> just polish the clean aluminum to a nice brilliant shine. Protection after
> that is up to you, but an occasional polishing every year or two works for
> me.
>
> Marc Sheridan
>
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 5:57 PM, airvair at earthlink.net <
> airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > I have a problem. I've salvaged some really excellent chrome (aluminum)
> > trim off a car, and they're almost perfect, except for a milky stain on
> > them. It looks like some chemical was dribbled over them. Simichrome
> > doesn't even touch it, and mineral sprits, tar remover, and even
brake/carb
> > cleaner only makes the stain disappear temporarily (until the chemical
> > dries off). Anyone know how I could get rid of this stain?
> >
> > -Mark
> > airvair at earthlink.net
> > EarthLink Revolves Around You.
> >