Bob, Perhaps the aluminum trim was anodized (and then dyed or painted). Anodized aluminum is electrochemically formed aluminum oxide - the stuff they make sandpaper and grinding wheels out of (harder than steel), Rockwell 90 or thereabouts. Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kiger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:45 AM Subject: [VAC] Trim on puller > When I got my new 1966 Ford E-250 puller it had black side trim. Even a > minor touch caused some of the black paint to chip. I assumed it was just > an amateur paint job. > > Then I found out through friends that the trim on these trucks was actually > aluminum. I thought to myself, since I can polish an Airstream I should > have no problem with a little trim. Well it wasn't so easy. > > I used Bix in several coats and an agressive SS scouring pad to get all the > black paint off. Then I noticed that some of the trim pieces were > perfectly shiny while others were rough and tarnished loooking. I got out > my big polisher and used Rolite AP-300. The results were terrible. I > actually had to hand polish the offending pieces just to gat back to ground > zero. > > Anybody got ideas on how I can shine up this trim so I can post a picture > that is clean and mean :) > > Bob > > 1966 Airstream "Safari" WBCCI #2857 > 1966 Ford F-250 "Camper Special" > Mira Mar Mobile Community > Oceanside, California > > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to > http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original > text from your reply. > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
