Marin Rocky Ridge 94’ resto advice

[Yoly75]

Hi old bloke here with my old Marin Rocky Ridge. 94’ had it nearly 30 years and been in a loft for a decade, really want to restore it however the aluminium 7005 heat treated frame is in need of a good polish it’s all cloudy / mottled is it possible to get this done ? Like back to a proper shine ? Want to do this for my 50th any advice would be massively appreciated I’ll post pics

 

[widowmaker]

Welcome aboard

 

[Corduroyboy]

Aluminium Marins of this era were lacquered. They pretty much all suffered the same fate. The good news is that you can strip the lacquer. The bad news is that you will need to replace the decals. After you've put your everything into polishing it. Plenty of polishing threads to be found here but basically sand, sand, sand with increasingly fine grades of paper and then polish, polish, polish. A polishing mop will save you a lot of time in the polishing stages but the sanding prep will mean you get a better finish

 

[Yoly75]

Hi old bloke here with my old Marin Rocky Ridge. 94’ had it nearly 30 years and been in a loft for a decade, really want to restore it however the aluminium 7005 heat treated frame is in need of a good polish it’s all cloudy / mottled is it possible to get this done ? Like back to a proper shine ? Want to do this for my 50th any advice would be massively appreciated I’ll post pics

 

[Yoly75]

Hi gang , so zero experience in restoring like zero, so aiming at as original as
Poss , the original forks as you’ll see are rotten unfortunately , living by the ocean in Cornwall has its corrosion points , but I’m trying to get the frame back to its glory . I know I won’t find purple forks for it , however I do have these ones now so am thinking of changing it up a bit. I was told about a chemical dip for
The frame is this wise guys ? Really Appreciate replies and the help from you lot thank you