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Project Success! - Removing Anodized Finish From Small Ellipse Carabiner Keychain!

CrazyALee

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So I got a blue carabiner (olympian blue) for cheap at an oakley vault and it was a color I did not like so much. Anyway, I wanted it polished so I researched online if theres a DIY for removing anodized finish from aluminum or similar metals. You just need a solution called "greased lightning" (at least super strength or commercial, coudlnt find commercial strength), and "never dull" metal polisher. See the pics!

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Let it sit in the Greased lightning solution for about 15-20 minutes.
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It helps to swirl or move the object about too.

Some light scrubbing with scotch brite towards the end, and rinse (WEAR gloves! Dont let this solution contact your skin)

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Notice the rough brushed texture?
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Rinse and dry-still a rough brushed texture
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Now polish that rough texture into a shiny finish !!!!!
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The only thing is I was too impatient and too lazy to try scrubbing the harder to reach areas..
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But overall I am very happy with the result! =)
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greaat idea, however I would not use a scotch bright pad as it is too rough on the smooth finish. Try 0000 steel wool instead.
 
I agree with xmetalmaniac try the steal wool. I use it on a lot of projects and it works great. I spray water out of a squirt bottle on the item and steel wool. I have used this method to remove surface rust from chrome parts and it does well
 
try ez-off heavy duty oven cleaner....been destroying anodizing with it since the 80's...used to strip the anodize coatings off the old gold rc10 chassis pans and polish them to a mirror shine in high school...don't get the fume friendly though, it sucks..
 
try ez-off heavy duty oven cleaner....been destroying anodizing with it since the 80's...used to strip the anodize coatings off the old gold rc10 chassis pans and polish them to a mirror shine in high school...don't get the fume friendly though, it sucks..
I knew a guy who cleaned his sportbike with a can of ez-off spray once.......ONCE. He cleaned EVERYTHING on that bike with it......needless to say we had a new name for him after he destroyed everything on the bike......
 
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