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nothing works completly, but scotch brite rubbed in the direction of the grain may help. if you want to POLISH aluminum, thats a different thing. Try semichrome for that.
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Hi Inaki,
If the engravings are deep at all, you may need to use a dremel tool, or dental handpiece with an abrasive rubber wheel.
Best regards, Hal
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you could use the scotch brite and singer oil. keep the movement always in the same direction.
the oil helps to avoid scratches too deep.
painful and slow death to the calcĀ“s mutilators.
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I've used toothpaste and a cotton bud to clean up the surface scratches on the metal work of an HP 15c. Basically takes away the top layer, removing the scratches with it.
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Someone posted a while back about fabricating a new bezel out of brushed stainless steel. Why not draw out the specs yourself and get a few quotes from your local machine shops?
I still think ordering a short production run from emachineshop out of brushed stainless could be a nice way of going.
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The only way to remove an engraving from anything is too remove enough material from the surface until you reach the depth of the engraving. Your best bet would be to remove the bezel (can be hard to do without bending it), The bezel is held down with double sided sticky film. I have used a stong thread soaked in UnDu (heptane).
Next sand the surface down with coarse sand paper. Lay the paper on a hard, smooth surface and work the bezel back and forth. Be careful no to snag and bend the bezel. When you get close, switch to ever finer grit. To get a good final surface you may need to polish it shiny with Flitz, etc then use steel wool or ultragrit sandpaper or a fine wire brush to apply the final brushed aluminium grain pattern.
I bet it will never look right.