Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

[Terry F.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

Dick, do you have an opinion on what is/isn't flash chromed on the trim. I will be working on the windshield trim mainly. It is all in good shape but a little dull. I have all new nos t-top trim except one piece is slightly smashed together (it is the one that runs along the front edge of the t-top. I need to carefully work it apart and if needed buff it out. My trim rings could use a buffing. They seem to be just plain stainless.

Yup, I don't want to walk into the house with a trim piece sticking out of my head. Wife might make me get rid of the car. But then again I might be able to stick a few more parts on me and then try to have myself NCRS judged just for the fun of it. Might even do better than my 68 corvette. If I hold real still, no one will know it is me under all the parts.

Terry

[Tracy C.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

If you do the buffing, it's not a big expense. I typically spend around $20 a part for the service. Rick at Areba Services will look your parts over good and will let you know if they need more work before he will chrome them. I once had to rebuff some windshield stainless because there was some micro pitting remaining. The parts were from a car in the North East (acid rain region)

tc

[Terry F.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

Do you have any before and after pictures? Can micro pitting be seen very easily? Terry

[Tracy C.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

No pics, but the pits can be seen by close inspection. They tend to look like tiny fly specs in the polished surface.

tc

[Terry F.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

Ok.....I don't think I have that problem because my trim is either NOS or from Arizona. I think if the couple of pieces that I have that are sand scratched won't clean up, I will try to find good used. Thanks for your input, Terry

[Tracy C.]

Re: Recomendations on polishing stainless steel??

Heres a pic to illustrate the added brillance of flash chrome. This is most evident on an overcast day.

tc

[Terry F.]

Thanks! Terry *NM*