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If read through some posts on restoring aluminum trim and I have done some work on mine with less than stellar results. Too many nicks and small dents in the small ridges to suit my taste. Has any one powder coated these in either silver'ish , aluminum'ish or black. I'm thinking powdercoat will fill in some spots and give a more uniform finish. Shoot me some photos if possible.

Regards,
Steve

On my '69 2000 car, I bead blasted those pieces. They were an even, dull, finish and looked good enough. My friend had his 67.5 trim powder coated a aluminum color, they really look great. That is my plan for my sr20 car. Sorry no pics.

Pat

I'm in the process of having my scuff plates clear anodised as we speech.
They are nice and bright but I don't think any process will eradicate the normal wear and tear that these pieces have endured.
All the obvious dents and creases were straightened but because of the very profile of the stuff, not a lot can be done.
Anyhoo, here's a pic. of what I have had done so far: -



I'm happy with the way my Polisher has restored them since they are 50 years old now

I read the tutorial in the wiki section on polishing the aluminum trim and took a small piece off the car and followed the advice, results were substantually better than what I started with, so I proceeded with another small piece. I could see it was going to be a LONG process. I happened to see a rattle can of "chrome" spraypaint on the shelf and the lazy part of my brain said, "try it". As mentioned in other posts, all the polishing in the world is not gonna bring these ribbed pieces back to perfection. Keep in mind that this is not a restoration but a pretty well sorted driver that im filling time with doing cosmetic projects waiting for the world to return to "normal". Results were very close. So, in the interest of saving DOZENS of hours, im thinking of going with the chrome paint. Ill post a pick of one polished and one painted for your consideration. Comments? Opinions?

A little pricy, but looks fantastic and your shoulders will appreciate it
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https://www.datsunparts.com/Interior

Easy to do. Just get a drill and some buffs from Harbor Freight. Clean pieces as noted then you can wet sand and secure in a vice to proceed with the stick polishing compounds you can get at Harbor Freight as well. Pieces all buff up pretty well but dents and deep scratches will still be there.
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Linda