Author Topic: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?  (Read 1098 times)

Offline chaps70rt

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I have had to hammer and dolly out some of my trim pieces .... window and more specifically my headlight bezels.    In getting the creases out, I had to sand then polish the trim.   Obviously I could  leave it and re-polish periodically, but I am sure that this exposed metal is oxidizing almost immediately.

Has anyone found a clear coating or wax that doesn't yellow this bare metal?   What about clear lacquer in a rattle can?

Any positive and negative experiences appreciated.   :feedback:

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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010 - 08:25:22 AM »
You can get them anodized or use Glisten PC clear, it works great on polished stuff
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Offline 70burntorangeT/A

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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010 - 09:26:10 AM »
i used regular DuPont clear coat on the grill in my 66 f-100. We sanded it with 400, 600, 1500, then 2000,  buffed it out and clear coated it and its been 3 years since that and it still looks awesome
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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2010 - 07:36:46 AM »
Do either of these products yellow over time??

Thanks .... CHAPS
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Offline 70burntorangeT/A

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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2010 - 12:56:17 AM »
Anodizing is what they did from the factory, if it did yellow it would be like 50 years. The clear coating i used has never yellowed
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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2010 - 09:28:03 PM »
Thanks for your input.   I will give the clear coat a try.   Did you notice any difference to the shine?

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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010 - 12:45:31 AM »
The piece we did was a 66 f-100 grille. We didnt sand it down to show quality, just cleaned it up a little bit, we also didnt do any dent removal. I didnt notice a difference once it was clear coated. If you have spent a lot of time on these, i would suggest maybe getting some old small piece of trim off something else that isnt valuable and trying it first. I would hate to tell you that there was not a difference and then you clear coat them and not be happy with them.
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Re: What can you apply over trim that has been stripped and re-poished?
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010 - 10:33:41 PM »
Okay ... I will try it on one of my test parts first.   Thanks for the follow up.
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