Aluminum trim restoration / anodizing services?

[Bentworker]

Anyone have a trim restoration service they have had good luck with?

I need to get a pile of trim for my Grande refurbished.

At this point I don’t know if I want bright clear anodize or black.

 

[Fabrice]

May you do not find a dedicated trim restoration place, which is a really niched bizz. You could consider 2 different addresses. Classic chroming/plating shops have a great experience in polishing and dents/scratches fixes. Polishing the trim being the key for a nice result. It is also where the costs are.
And there are shops dedicated to anodizing aluminium for the industry. Try call local bicycle makers or similar, they usually use these treatments on frames and wheels and they could surely provide you some address to go to.
Like this one but near you: https://www.sunrise-metal.com/clear-anodized-aluminum

And there is also a much cheapo way to restore them before bring them to such company: use elbow oil and a polishing machine.
I bought a 2 wheels machine similar to this one. https://www.hbm-machines.com/nl/p/hbm-200-polijstmachine-blauw
I did my 73 trims and you get a mirror finish in no time with one of these. The most work is actually to rough sand the original plastic coating (used grid 80/120 3M dry paper to do this) , remove/flatten the scratches that mine were having and gradually bring the surface back (I used 600 wet for that), then you can polish. Only needs a clear coat after that.
Know that if you go that way, that the sanding is a pretty tedious step by hand and I know that for my 71, I will look at band sanding machines for that part.

 

[rio1856]

Try contacting these guys https://kingoftrim.com/services/

 

[Bentworker]

Try contacting these guys https://kingoftrim.com/services/

I have a quote request out to them now. Curious how much it will be.

 

[Spike Morelli]

I believe King Of Trim, used to be called Ano-Brite. If so, it can be pricey, however, they do really show quality work. I had them do all of the interior trim for a '63 Sport Thunderbird that I restored years ago years ago ( believe me, there was a lot ), for a man I worked for, and the car took Best of Show, as well as best Trailered ( not driven ). You can bet their work was perfect. I've seen them restore an old Falcon grille and a Mopar grille, from bent barely useable scrap, to show perfect and brilliant. Totally impressed with the work.

 

[rio1856]

They will not be cheap but their work is impeccable.

 

[born2cruze]

I removed the origin coating with oven cleaner, tapped out any dents and began sanding and polishing. Very time consuming but well worth the effort. I did not anodize the aluminum but clean it and wax it. It has kept well for many years

 

[c9zx]

+1 on what born2cruze said. I did mine 12 years ago and it still looks good. Chuck