Thread Number: 80561
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Lye + Aluminum Please Help |
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Post# 1045298   9/18/2019 at 14:11 (1,653 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Hi Y'all,
I knew in my heart it was aluminum, then a magnet stuck to it... Ok, super, so I ignored that little voice in my head continued to tell me that it was aluminum and hit the baked on stains with the same lye solution I used on the rest of the oven. And, yep, it was aluminum. I guess it the magnet stuck to the underlying steel. Anyway, behold my poor P-7 window shield. Can this be fixed? I know, I know, I know, it will only show when I'm cleaning the oven. But I WILL KNOW it's there. Thanks in advance, Sarah |
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Post# 1045300 , Reply# 1   9/18/2019 at 14:39 (1,653 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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Post# 1045308 , Reply# 2   9/18/2019 at 15:42 (1,653 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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You could probably etch it more to try to get it to at least look uniform. If you have a large enough pan you can submerse it in you could soak it in a dilute lye solution to etch it. The finish would be more matt in appearance then original, but it may get more uniform with an all over etch.
It could be buffed also but would be hard to get uniform results with the surface texture. An anodizing shop could do either a BrightDip or electropolish (or even anodize it a pretty color!) but these might incur a $75-100 fee unless you are good as sweet talking / sob stories. |
Post# 1045311 , Reply# 3   9/18/2019 at 16:17 (1,653 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Post# 1045322 , Reply# 5   9/18/2019 at 18:14 (1,653 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Post# 1045324 , Reply# 6   9/18/2019 at 18:43 (1,653 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1045353 , Reply# 7   9/18/2019 at 21:23 (1,653 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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