restore aluminum - Good Old RVs2024-03-29T13:35:25Zhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum/topics/restore-aluminum?commentId=2093474%3AComment%3A262447&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnyone ever use 'Star Brite U…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2017-05-28:2093474:Comment:3153002017-05-28T14:44:42.379ZJames Kellyhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/JamesKelly
<p>Anyone ever use '<span>Star Brite Ultimate Aluminum Cleaner/Restor</span><span>er 87764' to clean and restore the aluminum around the windows in older canned ham campers? Looking for something to clean off 40 plus years of tarnish and general dirtiness, LOL</span></p>
<p>Anyone ever use '<span>Star Brite Ultimate Aluminum Cleaner/Restor</span><span>er 87764' to clean and restore the aluminum around the windows in older canned ham campers? Looking for something to clean off 40 plus years of tarnish and general dirtiness, LOL</span></p> This is a crazy question, but…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-08-01:2093474:Comment:2993262016-08-01T20:15:55.795Zjanet leehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/janetlee
<p>This is a crazy question, but somebody painted over the metal and the tag, even the company sales sticker, just can not imagine how to remove. Looks ok, rivets everywhere. </p>
<p>This is a crazy question, but somebody painted over the metal and the tag, even the company sales sticker, just can not imagine how to remove. Looks ok, rivets everywhere. </p> GEES, would really love to se…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-08-01:2093474:Comment:2993242016-08-01T20:14:19.176Zjanet leehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/janetlee
<p>GEES, would really love to see pictures of this beauty, even before and after. There was a slide in type my elder cousin had. They lived in Washington state. found one, but the guy sold it before I got there. sadly, I dont think anybody in our family had any pictures left. </p>
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<p>GEES, would really love to see pictures of this beauty, even before and after. There was a slide in type my elder cousin had. They lived in Washington state. found one, but the guy sold it before I got there. sadly, I dont think anybody in our family had any pictures left. </p>
<p></p> Use one of the new app servic…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-08-01:2093474:Comment:2995812016-08-01T16:02:40.319ZAlannahttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Alanna
Use one of the new app services to have someone drive it in. I can't remember the name, but it was cheap as heck. Basically, you post a "job"....like "take my package to so cal"....and someone accepts. II didn't do any jobs simoly BECAUSE it was so cheap lol.
Use one of the new app services to have someone drive it in. I can't remember the name, but it was cheap as heck. Basically, you post a "job"....like "take my package to so cal"....and someone accepts. II didn't do any jobs simoly BECAUSE it was so cheap lol. Hi, wonder if this would take…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-30:2093474:Comment:2992222016-07-30T20:42:06.298Zjanet leehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/janetlee
<p>Hi, wonder if this would take off paint. somebody might have painted over the label with a title number. so need to remove paint. </p>
<p>Hi, wonder if this would take off paint. somebody might have painted over the label with a title number. so need to remove paint. </p> That is a big difference.tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-07-04:2093474:Comment:2625522015-07-04T11:05:30.007ZSo ska nonamehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/soskanoname
That is a big difference.
That is a big difference. My friend does metal finishin…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-07-04:2093474:Comment:2625512015-07-04T11:04:38.329ZSo ska nonamehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/soskanoname
My friend does metal finishing for a living. In her bag of tricks is a can of never dull (looks like a bunch of rags wadded up in a can) and Windex. The never dull she buys at Aco hardware store. She rebuffed a spot on trailer, sprayed Windex and wal-lah!!! Super shiny!!! Of course it has rained a few days. She is coming back to play more. Windex!! Owners of aluminum trailers for years told me to wash with vinegar and dish soap prior to buffing; usually I make homemade window cleaner: white…
My friend does metal finishing for a living. In her bag of tricks is a can of never dull (looks like a bunch of rags wadded up in a can) and Windex. The never dull she buys at Aco hardware store. She rebuffed a spot on trailer, sprayed Windex and wal-lah!!! Super shiny!!! Of course it has rained a few days. She is coming back to play more. Windex!! Owners of aluminum trailers for years told me to wash with vinegar and dish soap prior to buffing; usually I make homemade window cleaner: white vinegar, water, sometimes squeeze of lime juice. The never dull she took some rags out of can, wiped off door handles. WOW!!! I am going try a bit of her n…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-07-01:2093474:Comment:2622722015-07-01T20:44:19.915ZSo ska nonamehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/soskanoname
I am going try a bit of her never dull on my trailer door handles etc, maybe a spot on back and see. Met-all is work: wax on, then buff with buffer. My finish not a mirror shiny gleam. Simple green aluminum cleaner half and half with water what some friends who drive truck use on their shiny parts. I do like the shine on your trailer.
I am going try a bit of her never dull on my trailer door handles etc, maybe a spot on back and see. Met-all is work: wax on, then buff with buffer. My finish not a mirror shiny gleam. Simple green aluminum cleaner half and half with water what some friends who drive truck use on their shiny parts. I do like the shine on your trailer. I ran across this Never Dull…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-07-01:2093474:Comment:2621732015-07-01T20:19:59.985ZLes Pamukihttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/LesPamuki
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/300940060?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/300940060?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> I ran across this Never Dull product at the Puyallup Fair years ago. A vendor was demonstrating it on several different kinds of metals and it worked amazingly well. We bought a small can of wadding just for my wife's jewelry but I never tried it on aluminum. I would have had to buy a much larger amount to do my Airstream years later. I loved the results I got from…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/300940060?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/300940060?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"></a>I ran across this Never Dull product at the Puyallup Fair years ago. A vendor was demonstrating it on several different kinds of metals and it worked amazingly well. We bought a small can of wadding just for my wife's jewelry but I never tried it on aluminum. I would have had to buy a much larger amount to do my Airstream years later. I loved the results I got from Met-All but it was a lot of labor. The truckers aluminum acid I am familiar with took more than just water to neutralize after application, we had to use a specific soap with the neutralizer in it but that may have been just the product we used to wash trucks with. There may be other truckers acid that does not require a neutralizer other than water. The set up my friend had for his commercial truck cleaning business consisted of two 3500 psi pressure washers mounted in the rear of a large cube van. The 100 foot hoses were in retracting hose reels and he had a 3 way switch mounted near the wand trigger for water, acid or soap. We started by blasting down the entire truck and trailer with water to remove heavy dirt and chicken poop, then we blasted the acid on to all the aluminum surfaces around the vehicle then we blasted the entire vehicle with soap and then rinsed the entire vehicle with water and moved on to the next rig. I accompanied him on a few trips to Foster Farms to wash there fleet of trucks on numerous occasions, he charged $90 for cab and box trailer and $65 for cab and flatbed trailer. He should have charged more for the flatbeds since they were covered in chicken poop!!! I must say that the Alcoa wheels, fuel tanks and diamond plating did shine like new when we were done. Foster had a couple of very old Great Dane refrigerated trailers they used solely for stationary refrigerators that were on blocks that had heavily tarnished aluminum corners, 12" wide base strip under the side panels and aluminum doors. The owner asked if we could clean them up since they sat out near the publics view at the entrance to the truck lot and I was totally amazed at how they turned out when we washed them, the aluminum was brilliant again. We purchased 55 gallon drums of soap and acid for this system so I do not know the product name but I do know that my friend eventually had to shut his portable business down due to the EPA cracking down on groundwater contaminates. The Foster truck parking lot had storm drains that our products ran into so I do see their point. If any of you do use the acid cleaner please be responsible and don't allow it to enter our fish and wildlife streams and rivers! The drive through truck washes have an extensive recovery system in place just for this reason. The Alcoa wheels and most others are already smooth polished surfaces unlike the trailer panels so they shine up easily with acid but to get the mirror finish on my 52 Airstream required more than just the acid wash I initially gave it. Hand rubbing removed all the light surface scratches the trailer had from numerous hand washing and life on the road. There are a lot of power buffing options available now that were not around when I polished my Airstream but if I were to do it again I would definitely go that route. It took me two weekends and an entire week of evenings after work to get a mirror like finish one panel at a time out of my 52 but it was worth the results. My neighbors brought out lawn chairs and cheered me on during this entire process. The acid wash looks good going down the road but the blemishes are still there up close when your RV'ing neighbors come over to admire your classic at that evenings stopover, getting out of a gas station can be tough when you have so many admirers approach you. That is why I chose to go a step further and hand polish my rig, the entire interior was in exceptionally great condition especially the Birch so I had to match the exterior to the interior. Good luck with whatever method or product you choose and I commend you for taking the time to restore your vehicle! You can actually see which test panels (and Door) that I had hand polished in the photos after the acid wash. The entire trailer looked like them when I was done, unfortunately I cannot find those photos. The access door on the rear of the trailer was not latched down during one of my trips and a young police officer pulled me over because it was blinding him when it flipped upwards. He was very polite and astounded at the condition of my trailer and toured it from top to bottom inside and out. We chatted for about an hour before he took off after a speeder. I wonder if he ever polished his old aluminum Larson boat he inherited from his grandfather with all the information I gave him!?!? </p> If you have a trailer out of…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2015-07-01:2093474:Comment:2622492015-07-01T14:57:30.321ZSo ska nonamehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/soskanoname
If you have a trailer out of aluminum airplane metal it will get shiny, glossy but not a mirror finish.
If you have a trailer out of aluminum airplane metal it will get shiny, glossy but not a mirror finish.