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Thread Number: 41910
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Aluminium polishing issue |
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| Post# 442540 , Reply# 1 6/3/2021 at 16:18 (1,049 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
One word: sandpaper...
That oxidation is aluminum's equivalent to rust. You may need to start off with something like #200 and work your way up to say, #1,000 or even finer, Keep the sandpaper wet and switch directions 90 degrees each time you switch to a finer sandpaper.
For a quickie method, I use these cheapo scouring pads from the Dollar Tree (10-pack for $1.00) and polish with Mother's. They're far less abrasive than Scotch Brite pads and I manage to turn out a pretty decent, albeit not perfect, shine with a minimal expenditure of time and physical effort. | ||
| Post# 442545 , Reply# 2 6/3/2021 at 16:42 (1,049 days old) by scudo (uk) | ||
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Thanks, Sand it out it shall be :-( Only a small part so shouldn't take too long. | ||
| Post# 442550 , Reply# 3 6/3/2021 at 18:42 (1,049 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 442610 , Reply# 5 6/4/2021 at 21:22 (1,048 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
You should be able to get a mirror shine out of just about any metal. Different metals or alloys of metals will *look* different, just in terms of the color of the metal. It is likely that more modern Kirby's will be a different alloy. Back in the day aluminum was virgin aluminum and nothing else. Now, it'll be recycled and have bit of different metals in it, magnesium usually. I think copper sometimes, not sure.
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| Post# 442625 , Reply# 6 6/5/2021 at 01:04 (1,047 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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