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Stace:
Guys,

Currently have a chaindisc lying in some ovenpride.

Apparently this will strip it but how do I clean up and polish?!?

All help appreciated, Thanks!

Stace  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

duncan:
I wouldn't leave it lying too long, it will probably dissolve aluminium alloy eventually.
Great for taking off the anodised layer, I just did a set of mountainbike bars the other day.

After that I used 240 then 800 then 1500 grade wet & dry paper (plus detergent) to sand out most scratches (some were too deep).
Then I polished them with Autosol polish, then finally a shine with Autoglym resin Polish. To be honest they looked just as good after the Autosol.

With a flat surface like a chaindisc, I wrap the wet & dry paper round a flat object like a block of wood so that I don't sand out any troughs.
Saying that, be careful not to just sand the whole surface down to the lowest level or you could lose detail - I got carried away sanding a Tuf-Neck disc and lost most of the Tiger logo.
A bit of woodblock sanding plus some careful hand sanding is best.

Stace:
Checked it this morning and it doesn't seem to have removed the paint?

Whats that all about?

oberonspacefruit:
if it is paint, caustic based products wont work, you need nitromors.

if it is deffo anno, use caustic soda for a bit more oomph.

but take all the usual safety precautions

Stace:
It's a Greend TuffNeck.

So what should I do?  Nitromorse then scrap off and sand?  Any fancy tools I need?

Thanks
Stacy

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