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01-18-2008, 03:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Marcy NY
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metal trim resto
I'd like to restore my grill and trim pieces. Does anyone know what type of metal it is. Has anyone done this and had success? I'd really like to do it myself. Any tips would help.
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01-18-2008, 05:15 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA
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Re: metal trim resto
I Am Currently Redoin A 72 Gmc Jimmy I Tried A Peanut Grinder With A Buff Wheel &light Polish
And Burnt Through The Chrome On A Grill Switched To A Bench Grinder Type Polisher And Some Good Old Mothers Metal Polish Creme With Very Light Pressure And Did Pretty Good |
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01-18-2008, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hermiston, oregon
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Re: metal trim resto
000 steel wool, can pick it up at the hardware store or walmart for $3or $4 a bag, no polish just elbow grease and you are set, i didnt think it would work at all, but for $4 its worth a shot, works fairly easy too
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01-18-2008, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Marcy NY
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Re: metal trim resto
Thanks for the info. What kind of shape was your trim in before you started? Does anyone know what kind of metal chevy used in the 72 trim/grill. All the sites list different techniques for different metal.
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01-19-2008, 12:18 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR
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Re: metal trim resto
Your grille is not actually chrome but anodized. Thats what you are burning though. Aluminum can be anodized with a clear finish. It can be chromed also but factory grilles weren't . You can learn to do it yourself. We have the equipment to do it but not large enough to do a grill. It takes a larger tank. Check into Caswells or some of the anodizing forums to look into the process. It cost us llike a $1000.00 to set up a small system.
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