Tumbling Reos door

[oplholik]

I want to try tumbling one of my 14500 mini doors that's anodized. How difficult would it be to remove the anodize by tumbling? I thought of doing the whole mini also, but don't want to screw anything up.

 

[redeyedancer]

It would be much easier to sand it ano is tough

 

[oplholik]

Ok, thanks Rob.

 

[patrao_n]

I forgot the name of the chemical. But I was considering using it to remove the anodized coating on one of my doors. The only problem is It will eat the door as well if you aren't careful.

 

[oplholik]

I forgot the name of the chemical. But I was considering using it to remove the anodized coating on one of my doors. The only problem is It will eat the door as well if you aren't careful.

Household lye(sodium hydroxide)?

 

[MsLoud]

Honestly, I would hold out and maybe pic up a Blemished from Rob then have at it. I love my Black Anodized but after polishing a TRA SL mini I will never go through having to sand down anything with paint. I just cant be bothered =) My next purchase will be a LP Mini TRA solid cause hubby wants a solid polished ><

 

[Kentastic]

I've used oven cleaner in a ziplock bag to remove anodizing from a Grand door. Worked in just a few minutes.

 

[oplholik]

Pretty kool Kent, like the looks of that door.

 

[Kentastic]

Honestly, I would hold out and maybe pic up a Blemished from Rob then have at it. I love my Black Anodized but after polishing a TRA SL mini I will never go through having to sand down anything with paint. I just cant be bothered =) My next purchase will be a LP Mini TRA solid cause hubby wants a solid polished ><

Are you sure that's what your husband meant when he said he'd like his mod polished?


Knowing this group of reonauts the answer will probably be... yes. LMAO

 

[NC_Fog]

are you sure that's what your husband meant when he said he'd like his mod polished?


knowing this group of reonauts the answer will probably be... Yes. Lmao

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[redeyedancer]

Don't use oven clean unless your going to baby sit the door you wont like the out come if you leave it on for to long oven cleaner will eat aluminum . The easiest way is to sand it it wont take much effort

 

[Kentastic]

Don't use oven clean unless your going to baby sit the door you wont like the out come if you leave it on for to long oven cleaner will eat aluminum . The easiest way is to sand it it wont take much effort

Agreed. Mine was on a blem door as more of an experiment, but you definitely have to baby sit it. Probably safer just to sand it. I ended up sanding mine anyways because I couldn't deal with seeing every single scratch. Aluminum is soft. (probably even softer after the oven cleaner bath) and I swear I could scratch it with my fingernail after it was all shined up. So I did a nice even sanding pattern on it and now it doesn't show fingerprints and I like the way it looks.

Sanding probably is the better way to go.

 

[oplholik]

Don't use oven clean unless your going to baby sit the door you wont like the out come if you leave it on for to long oven cleaner will eat aluminum . The easiest way is to sand it it wont take much effort

yea, I was awful hesitant on the oven cleaner after doing some reading on it thru Google searches.