Not much of a mod but I like it better than the black.
Had this 2D maglite about 12 years and have just upgraded it to an LED bulb and got rid of the black anodising.
Going to get a new glass lens for it too.
I also need if they are available a new rubber for the switch as mine has cracked and perished.
Looks real nice! What did you use to strip the ano from the light?
A few teaspoons of Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda) in a glass bowl, 10 min soak and job done.
Nice and shiny :cowboy_hat_face:
Very impressive. 
Was extra polishing required after the stripping? (no pun intended) 
Getting a little personal aren’t ya!!! ??? Ha! 0:)
(Just had to) Dan.
Hahaha 
Not sure if this works: :crackup:
I have a few extra rubber switch covers. PM me your address, and I'll send one out.
I got a few old incans that are in the same flashboat.
That looks great!! I was going to do mine about a month ago but I didn’t no how to get the switch out… that makes me want to try again!! Great job!!
That’s what she said. 
After stripping, would there need to be a clear coat applied to prevent oxidation of the now shiny exposed aluminum OR does the original anodizing (minus its black coloring) still protect?
According to the Maglite website, Zbattery has a complete selection of spare parts. Here is the Zbattery page.
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Already linked to the exact page. :P
In my experience, most metal polishes help delay (without completely preventing) oxidation.
With that said, my polished aluminum lights have stayed shiny for several years.
The anodizing process is first to oxidize the surface, then stain that oxidized layer. For the best shine, I would take it all off, buff and then maintain the buffed aluminum. Coating it, i believe would detract from the beauty of it. Of course if you want it maintenance free then you would want to clear coat it. Keep in mind that it is difficult to get a coating to adhere to a highly polished surface.
Only polished to get the shine with autosol. the caustic takes all the ano off.
I find if you leave it in the caustic for about 5 mins then just use a small paint brush to brush the ano off and leave it for another 5 mins takes it off completely.
A swill under the tap dry off and polish with autosol.
This should go to the one stop mod page.