pritch1 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 hi im trying to clean an aluminium casing which has some sections that are not possible to get to and clean manually anyone got any ideas on how to do this. didnt really want to strip it down an sand blast. any ideas on chemical cleaners etc etc. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 hi im trying to clean an aluminium casing which has some sections that are not possible to get to and clean manually anyone got any ideas on how to do this. didnt really want to strip it down an sand blast. any ideas on chemical cleaners etc etc.thanks Caustic soda works! Quite exciting if you bung Al powder in concentrated NaOH and light with a match - it evolves Hydrogen. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERY OLD DISCO Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Oven cleaner, its caustic so wear gloves, dont leave it to long else it discolours the ali. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars L Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Dish washer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritch1 Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 yea i got caught using the dishwasher the lady was not to happy. was a rooky mistake to do it while she was around but ah well i have used oven cleaner before but it did discolor the metal maby i left it on for to long, looks like that or costic soda is the way then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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