Removing Anodizing ?

- Bob - writes:

Any easy chemical way to do this and not attack the underlying alloy ?

Oven cleaner with lye, and a plastic scrub brush and gas mask.

2000 grit sandpaper and simichrome or NEVR-Dull wadding.

Took me 30 mins to make a black seatpost into a polished seatpost.

There is almost no loss of aluminum - i'd guestimate less than 2 grams lost.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA