JamesS
New member
Can anyone recommend a lotion or potion that will restore alluminium that has lost its original lustre.
My window frames are just dull - not coroded.
Cheers
My window frames are just dull - not coroded.
Cheers
Bringing Life Back to Alluminium
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AndrewB
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The dull, powdery look of an aluminium frame IS corrosion - aluminium oxide. In fact it provides protection to the aluminium underneath, and so while you can achieve a shiny aluminium surface by sanding and polishing, it is best not to remove the oxide.
If aluminium oxide starts to form under the window frame, it will expand and then distort and eventually destroy the frame. Moisture will get trapped behind the frame, turning the oxide into a white goo which will damage the GRP.
Aluminium can be painted, but the usual solution is to have it anodised. There are a number of companies advertising in PBO/YM specialising in re-anodising window frames.
If aluminium oxide starts to form under the window frame, it will expand and then distort and eventually destroy the frame. Moisture will get trapped behind the frame, turning the oxide into a white goo which will damage the GRP.
Aluminium can be painted, but the usual solution is to have it anodised. There are a number of companies advertising in PBO/YM specialising in re-anodising window frames.