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rogerzilla

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Best lacquer for aluminium?
« on: 23 August, 2008, 11:26:07 pm »
I have some very polished cranks here (after a lot of hard work with wet 'n' dry and T-Cut) and would like to keep them safe from the ravages of winter salt.  Any recommendations?  Frost Auto Restoration do a "non-ferrous metals" spray lacquer.
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bobajobrob

Re: Best lacquer for aluminium?
« Reply #1 on: 24 August, 2008, 02:04:43 am »
I used autosol on my old Shimano 600 cranks on the commuter (about 2 years ago) and they've stayed nice and shiny since :thumbsup:
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rogerzilla

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Re: Best lacquer for aluminium?
« Reply #2 on: 24 August, 2008, 07:47:10 am »
That's just a polish though, isn't it?  IME anything not thickly lacquered goes all blotchy in winter.
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Jurek

Re: Best lacquer for aluminium?
« Reply #3 on: 24 August, 2008, 09:15:32 am »
Belgom Alu claims to not only polish but also leave a protective waxy coating.
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bobajobrob

Re: Best lacquer for aluminium?
« Reply #4 on: 24 August, 2008, 03:22:28 pm »
Yeah I think autosol leaves some kind of protection too. My cranks don't look blotchy at all.
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