I tried to polish the trim on my 82 El-Caballero with the Wenol polish, but had little success in removing the milky hase.

I read some of the postings about using oven cleaner to remove a coating? Is there a coating? and Will this work for the trim on the 82? or Is there a better way to get a new shine on the old trim?

Thanks,
DTV

DTV, I may be wrong, but isn't the trim on those models anodized/aluminum. I don't think wenol will work. Also oven cleaner may ruin anodizing. But like I said I'm not really sure. But I also would like to know the answer if you find out. Good luck. Jim

I did some polishing on my trim very recently
using a buffing wheel..Of course all the trim
was off the vehicle...After setting since '86 My trim was in very hazy condition but buffing improved it vastly. I don't know what type of metal you're working with but there are all types of buffing compounds for different metals..

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best regards
Importtech

You need to remove the anodizing before polishing. The oven cleaner will work, but its trial & error on how long it needs to sit. Too long & it will eat into the aluminum. I've used it, but not my first choice.

A product which works very well is Blue Lightning Anodizing Remover . Its about $15.00 for a pint & works real well. I bought mine at a swap meet, but they have a web site. Do a search at www.google.com (http://www.google.com)

Once the anodizing is removed, you can polish the aluminum fairly easily.

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Rick
72 El Camino (http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html)
TPI 350/700r4 (http://chevelles.com/showroom/ricks%20motor%20-L)

Oven cleaner works well to remove the clear. After you buff the piece back out you must re clear it. I used a product called everbrite and it is excellent. You can get it at www.everbrite.net (http://www.everbrite.net) . A 4oz bottle goes a long way.
Todd.

Thanks, I'm going to give it a try as soon as I can. I'll let you know what the results are. .... DTV