white rust removal

[guitarfreak235]

does anyone know an easy trick to get all the white rust off of trim parts? or do i just need to buy an aluminum polish?

 

[chengny]

Hate to break it to you but - once aluminum is oxidized its all over. There is nothing you can do to restore it to anywhere near it's original finish.

Are you talking about the brushed aluminum cab trim pieces? I can't think of any cast aluminum on a stock 86 Chevy/GMC full size truck.

 

[guitarfreak235]

im talkin about the trim that goes around the whole truck and the panel on the back of my truck, i think its aluminum but im not sure

 

[Jims86]

im talkin about the trim that goes around the whole truck and the panel on the back of my truck, i think its aluminum but im not sure

It would be better to just replace it. Classic truck parts sells it in rolls.

 

[bucket]

The trim around the sides is a rubber/plastic, with a very thin layer of chrome on it, and a layer of clear plastic over top of that. Once the finish starts to look bad, you just have to replace it.

The panel on the tailgate is anodized. The coating would have to be stripped off and then re-anodized, or just clear-coated. I've seen where oven cleaner will remove the anodized finish.