The chrome around the door of my car looks dull. What product would you guys recommend to restore the shine to it.
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Originally posted by agent View PostIt's actually anodized aluminium. I used this on Klaus. Highly recommended.
http://classictrimcoat.com/oxidized-aluminum-kit.html
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Originally posted by agent View PostIt's actually anodized aluminium. I used this on Klaus. Highly recommended.
http://classictrimcoat.com/oxidized-aluminum-kit.htmlsigpic
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As mentioned you can't really REALLY polish anodized aluminum trim. There are a couple ways to tackle it, just depends on how much time/money you want to sink into it.
1) For light haze: just use a "polish" as mentioned above.
2) For scratches that not removable with "polish" you will need to remove the old anodizing (use anything with Lye in it [sodium hydroxide], I found a $10 bottle of "Hair and Grease remover" from Home Depot to work like a charm).
Once the anodizing is removed you can either
A) polish the bare aluminum and throw some spray-on clear coat on top.
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B) Have the parts re-anodized. If you choose to Re-anodizing the trim there are some basics you should be aware of a couple things ....
When anodizing an aluminum part the final finish depends largely on the surface finish of the part you are anodizing. Simply put, the more polished the part is when in goes into the anodizing tank, the shinier it will be when it comes out.
Now when you take trim parts to an anodizer the first thing they do is strip the old anodizing (if the part isn't anodized to start with it still goes in to clean the part). The stripper used is fairly abrasive and the part comes out with a flat/matt surface finish. Typically part is then put into the anodizing tank and given the matt-finish at that point, that's what you end up with for the final finish.
To avoid a matt-finish when re-anodizing you should plan on intervening between the anodizer's cleaning bath and the anodizing bath by picking up the parts and polishing them.
Hope that helps...
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