Tri Sodium Phosphate to remove anodize

[dablack00]

I haven't tried it yet and I probably won't get to for a while. I use the stuff to clean engine parts as it is great for removing grease and oil. From what I under stand TSP (Tri Sodium Phosphate) is great for removing anodize from Al. The thing is, you have to bring the solution to a boil. Put a little in water, submerge the part you want to strip and let boil for 10 minutes. I have not tried this. I don't know how safe it is and I don't know what the mixing instructions are. I just wanted to put it out there so if someone wanted to try it, they could.

Austin

[fordman]

tsp is a good cleaner. if anyone tries it lets us know how it comes out.

[430HP 360]

Hello Dablack00

You can also try lye based oven cleaner to take anodize off aluminum. That is what fordification says to do and they also give a step by step on the whole prosess. I have a 69 Grille I will be polishing so I might use the Oven Cleaner on an non obvious spot first.

[dablack00]

I'm well versed on most of the options to take the anodize off. I just wanted to add yet another option that I had recently heard about. I haven't tried any of them yet. I have some old headlight surounds that I will try to polish up eventually. So far lye does seem like its the best option. Make a big tube of it and dip the grill. If you have a 55 gallon drum, you could do one end at a time.