YEAH, Another bike LIVES!. Unless the thing is for **** I'd rather see it stay the way God (TREK) intended. I've upgraded bikes as components wore out, but that's different then stripping just to make a buck. I've got a trek 613 right now that needs a rim job... uh poor choice of words. I've used cleaner on a rag and run it back & forth between the spokes and gotten aluminum to shine like chrome. A dremel tool is invaluble in buffing out small parts like derails & brakes. If you don't have one... get one. Best $30-40 you'll ever spend. You can cut, grind, polish, Sand etc... Spokes are a bugger unless unlaced but you can probably get Most of it w/o going that far, at least cosmetically. Not familiar with Alum Jelly, but I assume it's sim to Naval Jelly but for Al & Alloy.