Cleaning aluminum bell housing

[Jack J.]

Picked up a nice 40 yr old bell housing with very little corrosion but needs a good cleaning. Any and all recommendations will be accepted. Would consider re-skinning if that is the best way to go. Thanks in advance.

[Loren L.]

Why bother to re-skin? Most of it ends

up painted Chevy Orange.

[Joe L.]

Re: Why bother to re-skin? Most of it ends

Loren----

Except for ZL-1. They were completely unpainted.

[Kurt B.]

Joe Lucia

Joe, On my 68 L79, what color should the bellhousing be?
Thanks,
Kurt

[Joe L.]

Re: Joe Lucia

Kurt-----

Approximately half painted (forward) and half natural (rear).

[Kurt B.]

Thanks Joe *NM*

[Donald Morfield]

[Mike G.]

Re: Cleaning aluminum bell housing

Jack: Eagle makes a wheel cleaner for non-clearcoated aluminum wheels. It's got phosphoric acid in it -- does a great job. As a final step, I scrub it down with Comet cleanser to brighten it up a little.

At times, I've had to use methylene chloride paint stripper as the first step, if it was really nasty.