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[bullitA9X]

Hey guys does anyone know you polish the mouldings on the ss hatch as they are not stainless but looks like a coated aluminium???

[Ice]

Silvo Daz that should work

[bullitA9X]

Silvo Daz that should work

 

hey gene they have scratches on them mate so not sure if you can sand them or not before trying to polish them....

[Ice]

Yeah im not to sure on that but i used Silvo to polish my bull bar and it did a pretty darn good job

[Tyre biter]

There has been heaps of threads/posts on polishing these trims.

They are aluminium trims with silver anodising over.

Polishing anything but very minor marks cannot be done - the scratches are in the anodising and it is very hard - seemingly impervious to polishing.

The anodising needs to be removed using a caustic soda and warm water bath - Youtube is your friend.

Warning - do not leave in the cautsic soda solution for long - monitor it several times - otherwise the solution will eat into and through the metal altogether.

Cheers, TB

[mick_in_oz]

There was a thread on here recently about them.

 

They are Anodized Aluminium, and to be done properly would need to have the dings, scratches removed, polished, etc, and be reanodized, the anodizing protects the aluminium and stops it corroding, but it also makes it difficult to repair.

 

You need to talk to a place that does anodozing, I know they can strip the colour from stuff, and recolour it, but in the process you usually loose the bright sheen it usually has and it ends up a mat finish, but maybe there are other ways to approach it.

 

The anodizing process effects the surface of the aluminium on a molecular level, so I image this surface would need to be removed before the trim could be repaired and re-anodized.

[bullitA9X]

cheers for the replys guys looks like they will need to be done by the experts

[torana_nick]

I need to get all mine done as well, check out these guys on Facebook they do some pretty good work.

https://m.facebook.c...coursemoulding/

[bullitA9X]

I need to get all mine done as well, check out these guys on Facebook they do some pretty good work.

https://m.facebook.c...coursemoulding/

 

cheers mate

[Tyre biter]

Be sitting down when you get the quote - the work is amazing but far, far from cheap.

 

If you want to have a go yourself then have a look at sites like these:

http://www.secondcha.../public/665.cfm

http://autobodystore...d-aluminum-trim

http://www.jalopyjou...um-trim.154089/

 

And videos like this:

https://www.youtube....h?v=PenOoZDMFew

https://www.youtube....h?v=4BxFn0111Bk

https://www.youtube....h?v=6__RekE1dCo

 

Cheers, TB

[bullitA9X]

Be sitting down when you get the quote - the work is amazing but far, far from cheap.

If you want to have a go yourself then have a look at sites like these:
http://www.secondcha.../public/665.cfm
http://autobodystore...d-aluminum-trim
http://www.jalopyjou...um-trim.154089/

And videos like this:
https://www.youtube....h?v=PenOoZDMFew
https://www.youtube....h?v=4BxFn0111Bk
https://www.youtube....h?v=6__RekE1dCo

Cheers, TB

Cheers for the links TB i knew if i got the pro's to do it i would be raped so to speak lol.....

[Ice]

Raped and piliged

Bend over Daz lol

[bullitA9X]

Raped and piliged

Bend over Daz lol

Not again haha....