mikey
Mar 6 2005, 06:03 PM
The trim pieces that go on the back of my roof - you know the expensive ones - have surface scratches on them. The scratches aren't deep enough to catch a fingernail, but they are just bad enough to make the piece look like hell next to my new paint job. What can be done to refurb these pieces? If I polish these with a buffing wheel and rouge will the anodization be taken off? Can these be re-anodized without breaking the bank? Anybody know a place in the San Francisco area that does anodization?
While I'm at it, the trim pieces that go around the windshield look a little bent. Are these available new?
McMark
Mar 6 2005, 08:18 PM
Window trim is available new and not TOO expensive. Grassroots Motorsports had an article on polishing trim that featured the 914 probably two years ago. But I lost mine. Anyone got back issues?
415PB
Mar 6 2005, 09:00 PM
Did mine myself. Powdercoated in Satin black.
415PB
Mar 6 2005, 09:01 PM
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415PB
Mar 6 2005, 09:03 PM
last one
mikey
Mar 6 2005, 09:31 PM
QUOTE |
Did mine myself. Powdercoated in Satin black.
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Those are the ones I'm talking about. They look great in black, but I'm going for the stock look. Maybe polishing them and powder coating them silver, or maybe clear will work. I'll check with my powder coater.
Mark, did you mean the windshield trim is available new? If so, where from?
McMark
Mar 6 2005, 09:37 PM
Pelican can get it. I'm sure others can too.
Series9
Mar 6 2005, 09:41 PM
I got new windshield trim from PP. It was about $200 total.
On the rollbar trim, I sanded off the anodizing and then polished them with aluminum polish. They'll take a little upkeep, but they look nice.
GaroldShaffer
Mar 6 2005, 09:57 PM
QUOTE (914RS @ Mar 6 2005, 07:41 PM) |
On the rollbar trim, I sanded off the anodizing and then polished them with aluminum polish. They'll take a little upkeep, but they look nice. |
Now that's an idea My roll bar trim looks like What grit paper did you use? What polish do you use?
Series9
Mar 6 2005, 10:05 PM
Dry sand with 220 until the anodizing is all off. Then wet sand with:
320
600
1000 and
1500
Then polish with Mother's aluminum polish. It takes a long time to get the sanding finished, but the results are worth the effort.
McMark
Mar 6 2005, 10:13 PM
I wonder if I could DA sand them...
mikey
Mar 6 2005, 11:37 PM
Sanding with a DA might be a problem. The pieces are kind of concave. I think a buffing wheel with some fine abrasive compound would work.
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