jgestar wrote:
I suspect the seller gave it a coat of latex paint before sale
Perhaps, but my untrained eye suspects this is the factory finish, the detailing against the bare metal edges of the spool and the fading of the finish inside the back plate appear to be factory and not a touch up paint job, but I could be wrong.
FWIW, the brake cleaner/gun scrubber did work without attacking the aluminum, however, it evaporates so quickly (as it's designed to do), you end up using a ton of it, and it's expensive, and it takes a lot of elbow grease.
the hersh wrote:
The medalists I have seen stripped bare and buffed out are very cool looking
I agree! I've only done one like this but it does look cool.