I bought a house that is older with aluminum windows, and the last owner did not seem to clean them for quite some time. The aluminum frames are a silvery milky white color and my neighbors that have the same windows look like chrome. I have brushed these windows with scrub brushes and green scouring pads even aluminum wheel cleaner, now my frame is a clean milky grey color, it just isnt polished like my neighbor has it, his is like chrome. I have tried silver polishes and this doesn't remove the grey film either - i need something stronger. Can anyone help???
Lightly blow torch them this will give a nice shiny effect!
Your aluminium windows are possibly anodised which is a process carried out before the windows are assembled.Anodising is like a hard finished skin ,silver in your windows which was probably a semi sheen to begin with, some times this finish oxidises causing this white milky appearance. Anodising can be black,gold red, brown, and possibly other colours too used on motor cycles and sports equipment etc. Your neighbours window were probably anodised and polished (almost like chrome) again this would have been carried out before the windows were assembled. If this is the case no amount of cleaning will polish your anodising to a bright shiny finish. Contact an aluminium window installer/manufacturer as they have cleaning blocks, These look rather like a large pencil eraser containing metallic abrasive particles this may help. Your grey film is lightly to be the original siver turned dull. consult your aluminium window supplier to see if they can offer a better solution It may be possible to spray paint your window frames these would require acid etching and is a specialist procedure hope this is helpful good luck
try alot of pure white vinigar on them. It works wonders.
Use chrome polish, it worked for my aluminum, um, toys....
Fistly give them a good clean, next get some marine polish-I've seen it at Halfords, and buff your window frames to a glossy shine.
