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Old Mar 21, 2001 | 07:45 PM
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Time to strip the trim and find a place to repair and plate them. I am in the NW Arkansas area, but am willing to drive a few hours (Tulsa, Springfield) to get the job done right.

Anyone know of a place that can take out the dents and scapes from my 1970's aluminum trim?

What can I do to lessen the costs? ie. deanodizing? Sanding?

Has anyone done this? And what valuable things can you share with me? I don't want to learn the hard way.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 12:49 AM
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 08:21 AM
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heres a do it yourself kit at this site http://www.caswellplating.com/aluminum.htm

and another on here http://www.walbernize.com/CleanerGlaze/cleanerglaze.html

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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 10:34 AM
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The big problem is the trim pieces tend to be too long for the tank to either anodize or chrome. Aluminum also takes a different solution to chrome that steel so a shop would have to have a dedicated set up with a very long tank for my trim. I never found one. If you find a place please post.

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modified/rebuilt everything

 
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