Its all that powernoodles fault :-)

[Zed]

I just couldnt stand the purple anymore  and remembered seeing a stripped xe6 somewhere  then found powernoodles stripped xe6, well used oven cleaner to remove a lot of the purple and then lots of sanding,i mean lots    i think once its tarnished a bit it will look even better,the worst part was around the pins,

[sawman]

Paul, you missed a spot.

In fact, you forgot to sand the entire tool away 

[Zed]

Paul, you missed a spot.

In fact, you forgot to sand the entire tool away 

  i might polish it all up,or just let my inside pocket polish it for me 

[powernoodle]

Zed, I am well pleased that I could be a bad influence in your life.  But you tricked me into burying my MP600 for a year, so we are even.   My XE6 is pretty gnarly looking, like something out of Mad Maxx.  I used a Dremel, but a solvent would be better.  I just don't know what that solvent would be.

[Zed]

Yeah we are even mate  mad max i thought that as well  im very happy with the result just needs a bit of wear and tear now 

[Sparky415]

That stuff works well Mate 

[Zed]

That stuff works well Mate 

  the purple just didnt fit my wardrobe 

[Zed]

Just sat here watching big bang while i buff the scales with a diamond pad  this is never ending but im getting results 

[lowtech]

Wouldn´t it be easier to just match your wardrobe to the tool than the other way round? 

[Zed]

Wouldn´t it be easier to just match your wardrobe to the tool than the other way round? 

  your right thomas  the oven cleaner did help,think if i left it longer it would of been even better 

[Syph007]

Pure lye is what you want.  Hardware stores here sell it for drain cleaner, but its also commonly used in soap making which is how I orginally found a source.  Use 300 grams of lye per litre of warm water (I make a 1/2 litre up at a time).  It would take off that anodize in about 30 seconds.   

[Zed]

Pure lye is what you want.  Hardware stores here sell it for drain cleaner, but its also commonly used in soap making which is how I orginally found a source.  Use 300 grams of lye per litre of warm water (I make a 1/2 litre up at a time).  It would take off that anodize in about 30 seconds.   

  not 3hrs  cheers for a future tip 

[detron]

I actually liked the purple, but the Stainless steel look is rather intriguing.  I think it looks nice.

[Zed]

Cheers mate  here is a fanned pic this am,just before it started go rain