# How to clean old aluminum rims? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-old-aluminum-rims/326882 "2020-09-09T16:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-old-aluminum-rims/326882/3 "2020-09-10T01:20:43Z")
> [@Pinktweetybird](#): > > I found a couple old posts including links on how to polish aluminum planes etc but all the images are missing by now. > > Bonus points for anyone that knows how to spruce up the bamboo. I figure that’s a long shot though :joy: There’s a pdf of the polishing article here with photos. > [@How To Polish Aluminum](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-aluminum/47632): > > This is an old article that is out of print as far as I can tell. It’s from from the September 2003 issue of Model Airplane News. I’m attaching a pdf file of it because the links I find seem to disappear. I’m also including a link I recently found. Here’s another article as well: [Polishing an aluminum spinner - RC Groups](http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792373) (Note this is also an old article. The text is still there but the pics are gone.) [polish\_1.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/ySiYYWjisqJjHPazZklgkAKmv8t.pdf) (952 KB) [polish\_2.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/tYOmw4hrV4dNgvDWTI635RMbngY.pdf) (814 KB) Best bet is to download the PDF articles from… Wash the jamboo, maybe wipe it down with zippo lighter fluid first. Rub it down with a very fine steel wool, like 000 or 0000 grade. Finish it off with a coat of polyurethane. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-old-aluminum-rims/326882)._