Re: [Chevelle-list] anodized

[Mike Holleman]

Randy, Anodized aluminum is not difficult to work with, but you will have to strip it before it will polish. I use a stripper that is available at most swap meets and buffing suppliers. It is a powder that you mix in water and soak the alum. Long pieces I put in pvc pipe and small ones in a tub for stripping. Once the anodize is off they polish up real nice with a buffing wheel and rouge. Rarely are reproduction pieces as nice as original and much of what I work on is not available. I have also been told that oven cleaner will work as a stripper. I polish smaller pieces with an angle die grinder fitted with a buffing wheel. With a little practice and a bunch of patience you will find it a worthwhile endeavor. Mike Holleman ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Barron To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] anodized Hello:   Would like some feedback on how others are treating the anodized aluminum on their Chevelles or El Caminos. I am restoring a 1968 SS El Camino and from Canada the people I have talked to either have the part chrome plated or completely stripped and then polished. The parts in question are the headlight bezels, hockey stick moldings and the belt line trim. Can anyone shed some light on how others are treating these? Any help would be greatly appreciated   Thanks   Randy.