Trim around exterior "wood". All pieces alum.?

Since I just today bought my first "woodie", I had planned on stripping what's left on the perimeter trim pieces and highly polishing them then clear coating. But, I'm not sure they are all the same material. Thought they are all made of alum., correct?

Yes

There have been some of the front spears reported as plastic.

There is a coating on them that is a little difficult to remove, but they are aluminum.

Fred Kiehl wrote:

There is a coating on them that is a little difficult to remove, but they are aluminum.

Professional grade paint stripper perhaps?

Be careful what you use, it may etch the aluminum.

Steve Smith wrote:

Fred Kiehl wrote:

There is a coating on them that is a little difficult to remove, but they are aluminum.

Professional grade paint stripper perhaps?

i stripped the trim along time back on the ldm wagon,.i used a bench mounted wire wheel,.took a lot of effort,.
then i shot the trim with zinc chromate primer, then painted the trim an ugly beige (almost cummins engine color)

It looked so factory people never noticed it,....

Fred Kiehl wrote:

There is a coating on them that is a little difficult to remove,.

Warning! Extreme understatement! What ever that coating is it resists all attempts to remove it till the bitter end. lots and lots of elbow grease and patience required.