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| yeahmag |
 Mar 31 2010, 12:36 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,435 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California 
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I got some used AL windshield trim and need to polish it up. The anodizing is badly scratched and my local plater will want about $80 to fix it. I've read conflicting things about how to strip the anodizing and how to polish it there after.
Anybody have any real world advise? -Aaron |
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| r_towle |
Mar 31 2010, 06:02 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Easy off takes off anodizing.
From there you probably want to sand it from 600 or higher up to 1500, then use progressive buffing compound on a wheel buffer. Rich |
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| Tom_T |
Mar 31 2010, 06:25 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Mar 31 2010, 05:02 PM)  Easy off takes off anodizing. From there you probably want to sand it from 600 or higher up to 1500, then use progressive buffing compound on a wheel buffer. Rich IIRC there's a tech article on this very subject on the Pelican site, & that they start with 1000 or 1500, then go to 2000, then chrome polish. The grit takes off most of the anodized layer (pretty thin effect layer), as you're smoothing out the scratches. Go look on the Bird site for the step by step & pix! Also there was one topic posted awhile back under O&H on how some of the CW's get theirs all purdy! They also have a wheel polishing tech article at the bird site. |
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