Best way to clean non-coated cast aluminum?

DJHA90

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Title says it all

 

94Blue302GT

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What is it for? When cleaning up my transmission for cleaning, i just took some steel wool and used that to clean it all off, then painted it.

 

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simple green works for me!

 

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Best stuff I've used is Boushe (sorry, I don't know exactly how its spelled, but its probounced like "bushy") Gte the pink one as its the HD. It works like magic, but it is an acid so be careful

 

cb18201

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not to steal your thread but, i made a shift knob out of steel, is there anything i can do to polish it or do something to make it shiny like how aluminum gets when you polish it? thanks

 

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The best method is bead blasting followed up with a trip to the solvent tank.

cb18201 get it chromed. There are a lot of other plating options also.