cleaning up the A-frames

[symphonysid]

hi - have been doing a bit of 'spring' cleaning (well, it feels like the start of the summer as we didn't really get one ...).

anyone had any luck cleaning up minor 'pitting' on the door A-frames? i've tried a regular metal alloy cleaner and that didn't do the trick - was thinking of using something a bit stronger ...

any ideas?

[kevin63]

I used to use Duraglit on mine, come up a treat, but there was no pitting on them, as far as I know they are just an alloy of some kind, so I would think rubbing down with a very light emery cloth would take the pitting out, then some metal polish after that.
I would try it on an un-exposed area first though if you was going to try something.

[cornish pasty]

symphonysid said:

hi - have been doing a bit of 'spring' cleaning (well, it feels like the start of the summer as we didn't really get one ...).

anyone had any luck cleaning up minor 'pitting' on the door A-frames? i've tried a regular metal alloy cleaner and that didn't do the trick - was thinking of using something a bit stronger ...

any ideas?

Hi Symphonysid, have just done mine, the metal had slight disscolouration (dark patches)that would not polish out with Brasso/T cut. I Used 1500 grade wet and dry paper to get this out,and then polish back up with T cut or Brasso. Cheers Matey C/P

[chrispitman]

I used a dremel with a polish pad and normal metal polish, need to keep it moving for an even polish.

[symphonysid]

nice one, thanks everyone :-)

[Uncle Fester]

I’ve not tried this on the windows, mine aren’t pitted.

I used to use something called LoyBlocks for pitted alloy motorcycle wheels. They were about the size of a fag packet and like a pencil rubber. They were a mix of a polishing grit in rubber and available in various grades. You just rub the surface with the block like rubbing out a pencil mark, and then change to a finer grade until the desired effect is achieved.

As you rub, dirty bits of rubber comes away.

I don’t know if you can still get them as I haven’t tried to buy one for years. Motorbike shops used to sell them.