So I have these aluminum doors at my station. You can see how chalky they are. We’re wanting to make them shine again.
I was thinking a 1-2 percent batch, dwell 5-10, rinse and see how that works. Just trying to get clean so we can throw a coat of this product we got to make em shine again. The first picture is the back/inside of the door and you can see how shiny it is.
Let me know what y’all think.
Bleach won’t do anything if there’s no organic growth. Soapy water with a light brush and rinse, then take care of the oxidation.
Soap them up, scrub them and paint them.
The other day I used red raider on a garage and it took the oxidation off. Looked really good.
It didn’t ruin the finish did it?? How’d you apply?
No it didn’t, used red raider and soft brush. Applied chem, let dwell for 5 minutes or so, brushed and rinsed.
People are having success using EaCoChem’s product on oxidation so I wonder if that might work here?
@EaCoChem?
I don’t think they will be shiny again but I would treat it like a truck. Downstream a light degreaser and scrub. Rinse with about 800 psi. That’s what I’d try. As long as that paint/power coat isn’t failing it will hold up fine.
I would test Cleansol BC, I think they can shine again.
So I actually talked to someone and they said DS some CLR (calcium lime rust) and soap on there, dwell about 5 mins and it will come off real shiny?
Who said that? It’s oxidized, type in oxidation in the search bar and you’ll learn of a couple different products that others have successfully used to remove it.
Why do you even ask a question if you are going to argue with every answer and do something that makes no sense anyway?
Im not sure why you feel like I’m arguing? My last reply was more of a question to just see if anyone else had done that. Also, if you actually read the entire posts, where do you see that I argued with every reply? I’m just trying to get suggestions from more experienced guys, and was just throwing out the statement/question to see what you guys thought about it? Did I say I was going to go and do it? No, I didn’t. Get off your high horse bro. I read a good bit of your educated comments and take it in as good knowledge but Ive also read some of your other stuff and more often than not, you come off crappy brother. Sorry you misinterpreted what I wrote.
Thanks man. Gonna give that a shot. Just read a good bit of Racers deck cleaning 101 post. You got some good info on there and some nice before and afters. Just did my first deck, but it was painted and the wood was crap. Came decently clean.
Thanks. Stripping paint is a whole different ball game than just cleaning wood.
No doubt man.
