Hey Bert, got a suggestion for you. On the wing vent trim of my 72 VW, I sanded them with a fine steel wool, then maksed off the area and painted said trim with aluminum colored spray pant. I got the paint from Wal Mart. It turned out very nice, in my opinion.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> To: "Vintage VW Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 1:15 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Polishing aluminum trim > Volks, > > The trim around the vent wings and the front window channels on my 1970 > beetle is looking pretty hazy. It's original, and I'm fairly sure it > hasn't > already been overpolished and lost its surfacing. But a couple of days > with > both Flitz and Happich Simichrome have led to almost no improvement. A > couple of spots appear to have been lacquered at some point, but I'm not > sure. I'm hesitating to escalate the violence (i. e., the abrasiveness) > for > fear of permanently losing the anodized finish. > > Is the answer to restoring factory shine to old anodized aluminum just > patience and a lot more elbow grease, or is there a quick trick I'm > missing? > > In the same realm, the chromed upper pivot points for the vent windows > have > acquired some rusting, right next to and under the rivets. Any good ideas > how to restore a healthy glow? Do I need to drill out the rivets first? > (Yes, I've replaced rivets in the past. It's a pain, but . .) > > Bert Knupp > Music City USA > '70 Copbug > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4982 - Release Date: 05/06/12 > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
