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Re: Cleaning cast Aluminum?
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Posted by mjbrown on April 28, 2007 at 12:40:57 from (64.179.13.207):
In Reply to: Cleaning cast Aluminum? posted by 135 Fan on April 27, 2007 at 21:50:31:
You have two cleaning issues to deal with. The grease and dirt in the grease and oxide on the aluminum. The starting fluid sounds like a good idea but it might carry the grease further into the cast pores. You might soak it in a solvent. For the oxide I use a product called Weld-O. Its pink and is an acid detergent. It does a nice job cleaning and deoxiding in one step. I got it at a welding store. Brush it on with an acid brush and watch it work. For tough stuff like you are doing use the brush to work it in. Rinse it well with water. The piece you are working on will need preheating no matter how clean it is and that may be why your first one welded better after several attempts put heat in the piece.
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