I stripped a set of aluminum bicycle cranks (went from a blah grey paint to the natural aluminum finish). To keep them from oxidizing, i just used a can of Varathane, which as far as i can tell is a sort of spray on plastic. Still there 10 years later (except for the part your shoe rubs...). Just a suggestion, -Damon --- Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> wrote: > > But the problem i have had is what to do with the > surface after getting > the finish you desire. I couldn't afford on my > projects to have the Al > anodised, and I haven't found a laquer that will > work on Al. > > If you don't treat the surface you'll always get > black marks from the > Al. Maybe that's not a problem for you. > > Alistair
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