Here are some pics of a current anodized aluminum restoration project that we are doing here in Southern California.
This framing does appear to have some kind of clearcoat or lacquer finish that needs stripping before it can be restored via safe restore and sealed with ART.
Heavy build-up of hard-water around this frame. This area got the worst of it…
Another pic of the frame with what looks like the lacquer peeling up after the hard-water was removed from the glass with safe restore.
This part of the frame may not be anodized aluminum, but something similar. The surface texture was much more scratchy or rough…
This is a pic of some of the “pitting” that apparently has happened over the years to this frame…
Thanks guys