| Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon | |
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Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806 Join date : 2012-06-30 Age : 65 Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
| Subject: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:03 pm | |
| Has anyone seen any how to's, videos, or other info on how to straighten minor damage to the side trim? I have a few small annoying dings and was wondering how to fix it. | |
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81X11
Posts : 9876 Join date : 2010-06-23 Age : 50 Location : Round Rock Texas
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:08 pm | |
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jayoldschool
Posts : 2728 Join date : 2009-06-14
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:37 pm | |
| Trim hammers, dollys, files, a few different grits of sandpaper on a D/A, then polishing on a wheel with compound. Trim hammers are like body hammers, but smaller and pointier. Pound out the dent, file flat, sandpaper smooth, then polish. http://www.hotrod.com/howto/3401_stainless_trim_repair/ | |
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lakeffect
Posts : 3892 Join date : 2009-08-18 Location : Rochester NY 14621
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:44 pm | |
| Bookmarked that link. Nice article. | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126 Join date : 2009-05-26 Age : 57 Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:08 pm | |
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Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806 Join date : 2012-06-30 Age : 65 Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:54 am | |
| Just the 3000 grit (after the scuff pad) brings back the shine? On my computer the stainless looks more like a matte finish than shiny. Is that just the photo? Thanks for the tip. | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126 Join date : 2009-05-26 Age : 57 Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:15 am | |
| Yes trust me it shines. I do this all the time with stainless on my roadmaster. | |
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Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806 Join date : 2012-06-30 Age : 65 Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:33 pm | |
| Is there a way to tell stainless from chrome? I ask because my 78 Coupe De Ville has some thin trim around the window and upper door opening. I have been hesitant to try anything for fear of ruining trim I would have a hard time replacing. If it helps, the trim seems to be a little cloudy, and the metal is very thin. I'm thinking it is stainless, but not really sure. | |
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1993 Roady-man
Posts : 2126 Join date : 2009-05-26 Age : 57 Location : Hogansburg, Ny 13655
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:07 am | |
| I do believe that stuff is aluminum with some type of coating it. I have a 78 caprice with the same type of molding material. I have plans to bring it back to life but not right off. It entails some paint work. | |
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Dos Vagones
Posts : 16 Join date : 2014-06-11
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:37 pm | |
| I must've got ripped-off because the trim on my RMW is thin aluminum, not ss.
Really, did any of these wagons come with stainless trim installed? If so I would love to have a set of that.
I have been pulling and stripping the trim and it bends very easily - the front spear is really tough to play with due to the plastic pins / bushings.
Looks so much better than "decaying" wood though, its worth the effort. | |
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Krzdimond Admin
Posts : 3412 Join date : 2008-11-04 Age : 57 Location : Savannah, GA
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:00 pm | |
| The trim on the "wooded" cars is aluminum. The big fat trim with the rubber on the Belt line is stainless. | |
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Dos Vagones
Posts : 16 Join date : 2014-06-11
| Subject: Re: Getting dings out of the stainless side trim on a Roadmaster wagon Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:09 pm | |
| - Superior Finish wrote:
- The trim on the "wooded" cars is aluminum. The big fat trim with the rubber on the Belt line is stainless.
You're right. I have been fighting the wood surround trim and forgot about the wide trim with the rubber bumper. I fought that a long trim ago. Wood surround trim is really fragile, bends real easy when you dont want it to. | |
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