Cleaning aluminum with MMO

[Dave Neptune]

Hey anyone out there, I just saw a vid on "you-tube" about MMO. The vid showed cleaning and deoxidizing aluminum by just wiping with MMO. Anybody ever done that? It was a new one on me. I'd post the link but my skills there are slim. I found it looking for "rust removal" as I am looking to clean a bike frame via electrolysis at home, it was one of the links.

Dave Neptune

[roadnsky]

...The vid showed cleaning and deoxidizing aluminum by just wiping with MMO. Anybody ever done that? It was a new one on me. I'd post the link but my skills there are slim...

Is this it Dave?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ-uf4YyeHI

[Al Schober]

My current cleaner of choice is Zep Industrial Purple from Home Depot. Rather aggressive - watch aluminum parts closely as they tend to fizz.
Cleaning by electrolysis? New one on me.

[Dave Neptune]

Yep

Jerry, yeh that was it. Surprised me a bit.

Dave Neptune

[Dave Neptune]

Wondering

Al, I've had a few buddies recommend the "purple" stuff too. I watched a guy do some window frames off his boat and they really cleaned up nice.

I was surprised to see the MMO doing it too. I wonder what is in the MMO that dissolves oxidized aluminum? I'm going to give it a try once I get ahold of some.

Hoping to hear from "Bill" as he likes rusty stuff and cleaning ole stuff up.

Dave Neptune

[Administrator]

Gonna' have to try this down at the firehouse. Our last experiment (with a toothpaste tube-sized product costing $50) was a flop.

Bill (not the rusty one)

[romantic comedy]

Many things made from Al should not be "cleaned". The oxide acts as a barrier against further deterioration.

[tenders]

Methyl salicylate - oil of wintergreen? A decent penetrant and the thing that gives MMO its lustrous odeur.