AIO haze

Jesstzn

Jesstzn

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I made an interesting observation about AIO this morning. It all started with me fabricating an aluminum heat sheald for my air box.



I made the shield from 1/8" aluminum and polished it by using 600 with oil then 1000 with oil then 1500 after this was done I washed it very well in a degreaser then Dawn to get a clean surface.



Next I used the PC with an old pad and Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish followed by Turtle wax rubbing compound and these 2 pretty well brought out the sanding marks. Believe it or not the Mag and Aluminum polish is more aggressive than the compound.



Next I went with Menzerna IP and FP till I was happy with it.



I thought because of here this was going a little protection would be in order so I brought out the Klasse Twins.



I did about 1/2 of the shield with AIO , wiped off and it looked good .. no noticeable difference . I was called to the phone and when I returned 20 min later I noticed the area I used the AIO on had a haze. I thought no biggie .. rub rub with the MF towel all will be well .. Hmmm nope didn't come off. It was a chemical haze not a drying haze.

I tried 50/50 Rubbing Alcohol / water .. nope , tried a little SG on it .. nope.



Tried a little AIO .. nope , I ended up using Menzerna FP and a MF and some effort and it came off.



I then spritzed with 50/50 and dried and let it dry and applied SG .. all looks fine now.



The Al. I used was not a common off the shelf alloy , more of a cathode grade so the alloy could have been the problem
 
Scottwax said:
Interesting....



Pics of the heat shield?
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If I experienced that, my conclusion would have been that AIO "cleaned" out minor fillers and abrasive lubricants that were left behind by the polishes. I would have also thought that the reason it didn't appear right away is because the AIO hadn't completely dried in the minor scratches that became apparent. Finally, the application of SG didn't have the same result because...it doesn't have cleaners. I suppose one way to tell would be to wipe part that had only been polished, no AIO, with your 50/50 mix. Don't bother trying it, I'll take your word that you found the cause, this was just my thought process that I thought I'd share.



You're probably right. Good job thinking analytically.
 
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