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Removing scratches from aluminum trim on jukes?
I've read there are 2 ways of removing scratches from aluminum trim on
jukeboxes.The expensive but best way with buffing wheels and special abrasive polish or the cheap and dirty way: wet sanding.My question is how do some of you deal with scratches on aluminum trim especially if you have one or 2 deep ones,the ones you can feel and see across the room?2nd question:Is the aluminum anodized?If so won't it have to be reanodized?Do the guys that do chromework also deal with aluminum? |
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If you can see the scratches from across the room there is really NOTHING
that can be done to fix it. By the time you would remove a scratch that deep you would remove so much surrounding material that the part would look worse tan with the scratch. I've actually had better luck with wet sanding or using the finest steel wool with WD-40 on it than I have had with the buffing wheel method. The buffing wheel method requires a lot of practice to get it right and also some really ingenious fixturing to hold the part while buffing it. I've seen the professional guys doing show car parts and I can tell you that they REALLY have an artistic skill for doing it. I would have to practice it for years (like they have) before I could ever get good results. You can really end up with some problems like discoloration from overheating with the buffing wheel. Good luck! "Jjmscf" wrote in message ... I've read there are 2 ways of removing scratches from aluminum trim on jukeboxes.The expensive but best way with buffing wheels and special abrasive polish or the cheap and dirty way: wet sanding.My question is how do some of you deal with scratches on aluminum trim especially if you have one or 2 deep ones,the ones you can feel and see across the room?2nd question:Is the aluminum anodized?If so won't it have to be reanodized?Do the guys that do chromework also deal with aluminum? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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