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Anodizing Cockpit Trim

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Can anyone recommend an anodizer on the west coast that can do a good job on the cockpit trim from a 100-4. I believe the trim is more of a satin finish rather than bright. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks for looking.
 
Looked at doing the same to my 100, went with a chrome/satin finish with a clear overlay, as when smoothing years of chip, nicks etc to trim kept exposing imperfections in original material
 
Is this the trim similar to a Bugeye. Anadized (sp) alum. A strip around the cockpit.

What do they charge, by the foot or??
 
If you are as budget conscious as your handle indicates, consider just finishing the trim nicely with file, grinder, sander, buffer, as necessary, & leaving it bare. Sanding sleeves on a Dremel work well for roughing. It's easy to clean & wax with the rest of the car & any future scratches can be easily removed. Anodizing is fairly succeptable to scratching & pretty hard to patch. Most clear coating will scratch also. It's surprising how many scratches the trim can pick up in a few years of use.

If you absolutely have to have it as original, be prepared for the shock of having it get scratched & try to keep everything & everybody away from it.
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Another factory option was glued on vinyl trim material. It looks pretty good in pictures & "might" be the most durable way to finish the mouldings.
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CS, After gettig an estimate on anodizing my cockpit trim on my bn7 I lightly sanded it and buffed it to a high smooth shine. Cost O . Looks great. Bob
 
Hmm, front peice on a Bugeye is covered so thats fine. Maybe I will just try the polish bit and see how it goes. Durn side curtans always scratch things and would be nice to just polish em from time to time.

Thanks
 
Well "cheapskate" here's an alternative I've used: first lightly sand all, fill with body filler and sand until smoothe. Paint with Eastwood's "Alumablast" then clear coat. Looks great, resists scratching and the look is near original.
 
I polished my trim with a yellow muslin wheel and red rouge and then went with a stitched rag wheel and white rouge. Looks like it was chromed. Skip /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif
 
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