Hood Trim

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  1. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Am I correct in thinking the front hood trim has some sort of clear coat on it? I've been trying to polish it but I can't get it to shine like it should, being a piece of aluminum.

    If it does have some kind of clear coat, what is the best way to remove it? Paint stripper?
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    It has an anodized coating. You can take some 1000 grit sand paper & take it off but it wont shine up.
     
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    You can buff it out with compounds and it'll shine like chrome,just take your time and be careful of bending it,if you have a old hood it's best to do it in place with a hand held buffer.
     
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    i used 100 first then 400 then 1000 and used wd40 as a lube it came out pretty nice
     
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