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Cleaning/Removing Corrosion from Cast Aluminum Parts

How do I clean the corrosion from an aluminum motorcycle brake hub part? The part in question is cast and machined aluminum, about 8 inches in diameter, with lots of nooks and crannies. It's covered with corrosion as if were left outside for a time in a damp place like Florida (which it was).

Michael Stirrat
Motor Scooter Dealer - Tucson, Arizona, USA
2003

Try this recipe(from one German book):
1 lit water
10-40 gm sodium carbonate ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon]
5-10 gm 'water glass' ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] temperature 60-90 °C; after cleaning rinse well!

Goran Budija
- Zagreb,Croatia
2003

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