Aluminum weld clean up

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What is the best process or tool to clean up a alum weld bead when mig welding
Reply:what are you cleaning up splatter?  Miller Dynasty 350Twenty Six HammersThree Crow BarsBig Rock
Reply:hit it with a stainless steel wire brush and then wipe the soot away with a clean rag, and repeat, some people will use acetone to polish it upNothing Ever Got Done By Quitting, Never Give Up.
Reply:Spatter I like to use an aluminum block with a sharp corner, takes spatter off but doesnt mar the surface too bad.Have we all gone mad?
Reply:Originally Posted by sn0border88Spatter I like to use an aluminum block with a sharp corner, takes spatter off but doesnt mar the surface too bad.
Reply:not sure about aluminum but I worked in a black iron shop years ago that did primarily mig welding and they had a spray that kept the splatter from sticking  Miller Dynasty 350Twenty Six HammersThree Crow BarsBig Rock
Reply:Not so much spatter; but the blackening from mig. I am awaiting the arrival of my new Miller 350p and a Dynasty 200 TIG. So welds should look alot better soon, my old Lincoln spoolgun is wornout.