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Polished Windshield Trim
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Polished Windshield Trim
How's it going all!! Still pretty new to CL, but wanted to share my quick side project I just got done. Unfortunately I do not have any before pictures, but I have end results! As we all know, the black trim around the windshield takes a lot of abuse from road debris. Well, mine was driving me nuts. I noticed that under the black trim was a chrome base. I pulled them off the car (removed the weather stripping and 3 screws later). Sprayed them down with the heavy duty paint stripper and watched the black get eaten away. Hit them with some brake parts cleaner to try to neutralize the stripper, then washed in soapy water. Broke out my 4" polishing wheel on my grinder and went to work! Started with a rough cut then a fine polish. Approx 30 mins later, I have the following results.
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Not my cup of tea and here are the reasons why: 1. Looks busy 2. It looks like it doesn't belong 3. Polished or chrome will look good when it's single and continuous.
Having them in different places will make it look busy.
If you're happy and you like it then it's a good deal. Just not my cup of tea.
Having them in different places will make it look busy.
If you're happy and you like it then it's a good deal. Just not my cup of tea.
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I dig it for now and it should flow better when I add the other accents and what not. Best part is, I can always make them black again if I get sick of it :-). I've got a good friend that powder coats!
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Some stainless will rust, medical grade (which I am sure these are not) will not. Mine show no signs of rust yet and it has been raining and very wet here for a few days. We'll see. I'll post it up if it starts too. :-)
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