<html><head><base href="x-msg://5/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I just used sandpaper on an orbital palm sander. Worked just fine. That was in the early 90s. It's time to re-sand and polish it as I just left it polished and occasionally waxed.</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Jan 2, 2015, at 3:37 PM, richard mayor wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; "><div dir="ltr">The cockpit trim on a Healey I am working on is pretty ugly. I need to sand it out first so I can polish it. I've found a number of suggestions on the web, most of which require heat. Has anyone found an effective way to strip the anodizing without using exotic chemicals and heat. I have seen some posts that recommend oven cleaner. Has anyone used oven cleaner effectively?<br><br>Richard <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>Support<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/e-wilkins@cox.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/e-wilkins@cox.net</a><br><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>