Re: Chrome repair kit?

[Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>]

Earl,
Do you ever spray a coating on your polished alum. or stainless trim to keep 
the shine w/o having to constantly polish?
Eastwood has a Nylac spray I was contemplating using after I have my 
stainless trim straightened and polished.

Thank you,
Gary Pavlovich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: Chrome repair kit?


> I have done this several times, and each time I learned more about 
> restoring
>
> trim. Most grills are anodized. Take them to a chrome shop an have the
> anodizing
> removed before you start. A piece of hard rubber mat is a good material to
> use
> for backing when dinging. Like bill said, you can make dollies from hard
> wood
> to fit the shape of your specific contour. Eastwood has a nice trim 
> dinging
> hammer.
> The key is to take your time. There is an old book by Fairmont that 
> explains
> how
> to approach dinging. Understanding on dolly and off dolly and how it 
> effects
>
> metal shrinking and stretching is very important. Very small dings, like
> rock dings
> can be sanded out. Starting with 400, then 800, then 1500, and finish with
> 2000.
> Now your ready to polish. I have three weeks of my life into my Belve 
> grill.
> But the
> end results are worth it. After I polish the grill, or trim, I never
> re-anodize, very
> easy to keep polished.
>
> Earl
>
>
> I made my own tools out of some oak scaps Bill...took a quarter by 1 inch
> strip and ground it down to a screwdriver-type blade and used it to tap 
> out
> the dings in the C rings from my 64 Polara..used a folded up shop towel on
> my workbench to beat on, then sanded and polished them.
> The dings were invisible when I was done...I was surprised they turned out
> that good.
> Bill Maurits wrote:
> > Anyone know of a kit or set of tools or book or video that I could use
> > to FIX the chrome on my 65 Coronet? I'm not even looking to buff it
> > yet, I just want to straighten it. So I'm looking for some small wood
> > paddles, or special sandbag, something along that line I guess...I
> > don't know.
> >
> > The lady that owned this car parked by feel a number of times, so the
> > trim needs some massaging, and I'd rather not spend hundreds or
> > thousands on a shop to "restore" it. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Bill M
> > 65 Coronet 500 'vert
>
>
>
> Jeff Adams
> 64 Polara
>
>
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