Polishing metal parts

[Stretch79]

Hi all

Managed to source a NOS hub for my build.

The item has a few little scuffs and gouges which I want to try and polish out.

Now how could you tell if this is anodised or just polished finish?

Also what would be best to give this a little more sparkle?

Many thanks

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

It looks to me like it has been clear painted rather than anodize.

 

[eshew]

I think those Hayes hubs are clear anodized. You can strip with oven cleaner and repolish but that is a lot of work.

Never a bad idea to have a tub of Mothers Mag AL wheel polish around, best stuff for polishing AL. Once you have it, easy enough to confirm, anodized leaves very little oxidization when trying to polish and zero improvement. Regular AL will turn the rag black in a few strokes, and polish to a mirror shine easily.

 

[Stretch79]

I think those Hayes hubs are clear anodized. You can strip with oven cleaner and repolish but that is a lot of work.

Never a bad idea to have a tub of Mothers Mag AL wheel polish around, best stuff for polishing AL. Once you have it, easy enough to confirm, anodized leaves very little oxidization when trying to polish and zero improvement. Regular AL will turn the rag black in a few strokes, and polish to a mirror shine easily.

Many thanks for the help there.

The hub has a few scuffs I’d really like to get rid of and it’s a NOS hub.

Any idea on how to remove nicks from it?

I’ll buy a tub of the AL and give that a go see how shiny it comes up

Thanks again

 

[eshew]

It looks like oxidization under the clear coat, you could try some 2000 grit wet sand paper to remove it and polish the spot after, it won't be a great match as it'll be a mirror shine but that will dull with age. You could strip and polish the whole thing, but you'd lose the Hayes logo in the process.

 

[Stretch79]

It looks like oxidization under the clear coat, you could try some 2000 grit wet sand paper to remove it and polish the spot after, it won't be a great match as it'll be a mirror shine but that will dull with age. You could strip and polish the whole thing, but you'd lose the Hayes logo in the process.

Noted. Thank you. May be able to recreate the logo depending on if it’s etched or merely a sticker