Are you sure it wasn't water that ate the paddles, and not paint thinner? Aluminum doesn't like alkaline conditions. Maybe someone used some trisodium phosphate solution to clean it out. TSP solution is very caustic (alkaline) with a pH of 12-14.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.