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Old 06-11-2020, 08:01 PM
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With No experience I'm hoping / thinking that these Aluminum clad Headlight bezels & Front/Rear Window Reveal with Hold their polish nicely on a show car / lightly driven street car. There is a variety of sealant products that should help be prevent tarnishing.

I may try the Easy Off idea or take my bulk of parts to a company in Seattle that can strip in a large vat for ??? cost $$$ We shall see.

Still looking for Western WA State polishers before I box up and ship to ????
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With No experience I'm hoping / thinking that these Aluminum clad Headlight bezels & Front/Rear Window Reveal with Hold their polish nicely on a show car / lightly driven street car. There is a variety of sealant products that should help be prevent tarnishing.

I may try the Easy Off idea or take my bulk of parts to a company in Seattle that can strip in a large vat for ??? cost $$$ We shall see.

Still looking for Western WA State polishers before I box up and ship to ????
I did all of the side trim for my brother's 73 LT Z28 as I stated above, I have been removing anodizing from aluminum items since the 1980's with HD oven cleaner.

Here ya go... piece on left is partially stripped, see the "brighter" patches on the trim... that is anodizing left after the first "stripping"
The right has been stripped and then polished with mothers.
Obviously if you find mild scratches etc a little water sanding with 1500 - 2000 - 3000 then polish - same as stainless JUST MUCH LESS AGGRESSIVE on grits.


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