Originally Posted by goldbug

Ok so, I completely got distracted while letting the hose clamp covers sit in the easy off bath, and forgot about them entirely for a few hours. As you can probably guess, they were half-dissolved by the point I remembered, and beyond repair so I’ll take that loss at my own fault I only intended to leave them in for 15 minutes at the most. The clamp covers aren’t even needed so it’s no big deal at all, just a little side project I was trying to have fun with.

For anyone else considering trying this for removing anodizing off of aluminum, please know that this chemical reaction (aluminum and lye, common ingredient in these degreasers) is thermal/produces heat in addition to hydrogen. So please, please, do not in any situation cover or seal the solution with aluminum parts inside. It will not be pretty. Also, use your brain and wear gloves and goggles if you handle any of this stuff, a little splash in the eye wouldn’t be a fun time.

I did try to wrap the wire harness in the DEI aluminum heat tube I purchased, but it made the harness a little too thick to get the braided hose over on the passenger side so I removed it and just wrapped the harness in Tess tape. I went ahead and re-did the hose ends also with Tesa tape and think the worm clamps are grabbing much better now, and looks a tiny bit cleaner than the electrical tape.