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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:25 pm 
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Aluminum Deoxidizer FAQ

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Aluminum Deoxidizer is a very special acid-based chemical that strictly eats oxidation. It does not remove metal. It works on all metal surfaces.
It is so mild, that when applied there is no need to wipe or wash it off. It will never burn or etch the metal.

When using it on aluminum, no matter how highly polished the surface is, it will turn the surface white. Depending on how fast or slow the surface starts to turn white, or to what degree of whiteness, depends on how much oxidation is on the surface. The faster it turns white, or the whiter the surface gets, the higher the level of oxidation.
When using this product, don’t be afraid of it. In some cases, if the metal is extremely oxidized or if you are dealing with some sort of an acid stain, you may need to totally white-out the surface. By doing this you will find that most hard to clean problems are no longer a problem.


From the web page for the deoxidizer Jim.

http://www.californiacustom.com/aluminu ... dizer.html

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 10:04 am 
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Here's what's new!

Two-cycle cylinder heads. This happens more often than you'd think: Guys bead blast their parts and then wish they had not. I can fix this but I sometimes spend a bunch of extra time cleaning because they don't mask and plug the parts as carefully as I do.

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This was along the lines of a resurrection. I think this motorcycle was parked UNDER the barn:

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Sure, we speak car!

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Old trick parts:

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8 Kawasaki engines? Sure, send 'em!

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Vintage motocross!

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"Careful with my just-honed cylinder!" Yes, we are careful :-)

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Brakes!

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Carbs!

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A "Triumph-ant" army"

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Sure, we can fix that. And that, and that, and that.

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OK, back to work! :-)

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 10:19 am 

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Good on ya', young lad......excellent, sir.


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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 10:46 am 
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H2RTuner wrote:
Good on ya', young lad......excellent, sir.


:D :D

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 3:40 pm 
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Have you tried blasting old plastic parts yet? I hear that it brings old sun dried and faded plastic parts back to life.

I've got a set of old RG400/500 mirrors that are weather beaten and faded, and would love to see them restored to their former beauty so I could use them. They look sad now.

PM me if you think you can help.

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:11 pm 
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jcsnook wrote:
Have you tried blasting old plastic parts yet? I hear that it brings old sun dried and faded plastic parts back to life.

I've got a set of old RG400/500 mirrors that are weather beaten and faded, and would love to see them restored to their former beauty so I could use them. They look sad now.

PM me if you think you can help.



PM sent!

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:15 pm 
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Noblehops wrote:
jcsnook wrote:
Have you tried blasting old plastic parts yet? I hear that it brings old sun dried and faded plastic parts back to life.

I've got a set of old RG400/500 mirrors that are weather beaten and faded, and would love to see them restored to their former beauty so I could use them. They look sad now.

PM me if you think you can help.



PM sent!


Did you delete it, before I had a chance to read it?

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:40 pm 
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jcsnook wrote:
Noblehops wrote:
jcsnook wrote:
Have you tried blasting old plastic parts yet? I hear that it brings old sun dried and faded plastic parts back to life.

I've got a set of old RG400/500 mirrors that are weather beaten and faded, and would love to see them restored to their former beauty so I could use them. They look sad now.

PM me if you think you can help.



PM sent!


Did you delete it, before I had a chance to read it?


Yeah, I sent a PM that said, "PM sent". I was afraid we might both go back in time or something if you read it so I deleted it, posted that sparkling content addition here instead, and resent a more substantive PM :-). Which you've probably read by now :-).

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:56 pm 
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Those first heads look like they were blasted with sharp, coarse aluminum oxide. Anyway, your results are amazing.

You're not going to be at the meet next week, are you? If you are, I'll bring a home brew or two for you to try.

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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 5:42 pm 
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Jim wrote:
Those first heads look like they were blasted with sharp, coarse aluminum oxide. Anyway, your results are amazing.

You're not going to be at the meet next week, are you? If you are, I'll bring a home brew or two for you to try.



Ya, I agree - far too coarse of an abrasive. Many thanks - I did what I could on those and it sure looked a lot better, but it would have been 15% nicer if he had left it all to me :-).

Are you guys doing the Deals Gap thing? Super fun. I will not be there, I am in mad preparation mode trying to finish a Z1 I am restoring, plus prepping three street bikes for a tour in early June. NobleHops loves him some craft beer, hope to sample one of yours one day.

Here's the Z1 project for those of you that go both ways :-)

http://kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/60 ... mitstart=0

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