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polishing trim??? #1180596 02/18/12 09:22 AM 02/18/12 09:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,468 N.Y. sixpacksteve OP pro stock
sixpacksteve OP pro stock Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,468 N.Y.	ok guys this has probably been asked alot and i missed the boat. ext trim. not pot metal say alum. or stainless has a anodize finish. how do you remove it. and whats the best products to restore it? other than sending it out and waiting 2+ years? Last edited by sixpacksteve; 02/18/12 10:24 AM. Hell Hath No Fury Like Mine

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: sixpacksteve] #1180597 02/18/12 02:20 PM 02/18/12 02:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Quote: ok guys this has probably been asked alot and i missed the boat. ext trim. not pot metal say alum. or stainless has a anodize finish. how do you remove it. and whats the best products to restore it? other than sending it out and waiting 2+ years? Stainless trim does not have an anodized finish/protective coating. You aluminum trim will have an clear anodized coating. Not the best, but it is affective for a home user to use Easy Off oven cleaner to remove the anodizing. Spray. Let set for 10-20 min. Rinse and scrub off. It will take many applications. And don't let it sit for hours and get to agressive with the base aluminum.

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: autoxcuda] #1180598 02/19/12 11:03 PM 02/19/12 11:03 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,843 MI, usa	Stainless has no coating. File or sand with what ever grit needed to remove the flaws. Sand in opposite direction with each finer grit to make sure scratches are gone. Use heavier grit in damaged areas only to eliminate extra work. Finish with 1500 and polish. Aluminum is anodized which can be removed with lye or sanded off. Same procedure only finish with 800 grit. It is not necessary to re-anodize. Here's my results. Doug 7080460-racecar698.jpg (95 downloads)

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: sixpacksteve] #1180599 02/19/12 11:06 PM 02/19/12 11:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,399 Posting from 1893 in NW FL TheBlueBeast Too Many Posts
TheBlueBeast Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,399 Posting from 1893 in NW FL	You should try and get up member 340six. kevin is the mad polisher of the general board.

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: TheBlueBeast] #1180600 02/19/12 11:14 PM 02/19/12 11:14 PM
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Daty Rogers World's Greatest Husband. I love you Robyn D Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,442 Texas	Kev is kinda out of commission right now. -Daty

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: Daty Rogers] #1180601 02/22/12 03:06 PM 02/22/12 03:06 PM
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RonaldV member R Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Ohio	This is something anyone can do at home. Even if you have a few dents in the trim. Gently hammer them out from behind then file down as straight as possible. Sand out the file marks going from heavy grit to fine then buff out at the very end. You can get amazing results on your own. Get a junker piece of trim to practice on first.

Re: polishing trim??? [Re: autoxcuda] #1180602 02/22/12 03:22 PM 02/22/12 03:22 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	A Moparts member put this together... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTxR8LB9iek I'm only linking the first one, there are three, he did a great job making it, you should watch it... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

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