bright trim question for Keith

[69rangerman]

Hey Keith (or anyone else who's done this) , I've bought some lye at the local hardware store in 16oz. bottles. On the tech page for restoring alum. tim you mentioned 2 containers in 3 gal. water. Will this work OK.

You're warning about is lye is appreciated, I remembered it when I saw an actual skull and crossbones on the label.


Tom

[Dropped 68]

Worked well for me on my bezels so far. Took about 10-15 min each to take all the anodizing off.

[69rangerman]

Do you remember how much or many bottles and what size per gallon of water? The stuff was kind of pricey and I don't want to waste too much. Will the same batch of water/lye do everything or is there a point at which it stops working/reacting and needs a new batch?

Thanks
Tom

[shanmeg1]

Be careful!!! We have used it alot of trim and it seems only to work good when it is cooking. Other pieces like the grill did not turn out good when I brushed it on. I planned on trying the crystals on the grill and pour water over it to see if that works. Good luck. John