old trim ??????

[70ssnova]

Where is the best place to get old trim reworked and polished it is stainless? Since all the aftermarket stuff is not fitting.

[wedgehead]

At my shop we use Sessums polishing in Burleson, Tx. He staightens all types of trim and then repolishes. The work is fantastic. He charges about $9.00 a foot for stick trim and a quote on other stuff. He does all the polishing for Iron Horse Motorcycles.I will get his number if interested.

[Barry Dingle]

At my shop we use Sessums polishing in Burleson, Tx. He staightens all types of trim and then repolishes. The work is fantastic. He charges about $9.00 a foot for stick trim and a quote on other stuff. He does all the polishing for Iron Horse Motorcycles.I will get his number if interested.

Wedgehead. What is your shops name? I'm north of you in Keller.

[dhutton]

I'd like to get his number also since I'm ready to have my trim polished.

Thanks,
Don

[Restomod]

If you have a bench grinder you can buy about $20 worth of stuff and do all the stainless in about 30-45 minutes. I just did all my Mustang trim,its easy.

[70ssnova]

At my shop we use Sessums polishing in Burleson, Tx. He staightens all types of trim and then repolishes. The work is fantastic. He charges about $9.00 a foot for stick trim and a quote on other stuff. He does all the polishing for Iron Horse Motorcycles.I will get his number if interested.

If you can get his number I would like to have it. thanks

[wedgehead]

The name of the polishing shop is Sessums Polishing. You can contact Richard at Eight-one-seven 426-0939. Tell him Kenny @ Neubauer Automotive sent you. You will not be disapionted in his work.

[Jim Nilsen]

I put my Dewalt 18 volt cordless drill on high speed in my vise and use it to polish my trim. You can put a cone with a madrel in the chuck very easily and do most of it and use a wheel if you want to. The advantage to using the drill is that it will be at the 1400 rpm that is best for buffing and the best thing is the clutch ,if you snag the piece it will stop the buffing wheel or cone in an instant and not mess up the trim or make it fly out of your hand. Just set the clutch for the amount of grip up you need, this had proven to be very useful on a few pieces and especially when buffing up bumper bolts and regular bolts along with emblems.

Once I tried it I haven't even used the sander /buffer that I bought specifically for buffing. When I have to do a large piece that is flat I would probably get out the big one.

buffing supplies will cost you about $60 to $80 and will do alot of trim.

[Restomod]

NNNAAAAAHHHHH It sounds like he is spending $9 a foot...........

[indyjps]

trim polishing isnt difficult, you just need to pay close attention to your work to avoid snagging it. I work dents out with a piece of oak or similar hardwood, sometimes have to make a form to fit the front side on badly damaged pieces.

[Jim Nilsen]

trim polishing isnt difficult, you just need to pay close attention to your work to avoid snagging it. I work dents out with a piece of oak or similar hardwood, sometimes have to make a form to fit the front side on badly damaged pieces.

I found out the hard way when buffing wood products at a shop I worked at years ago and that is you will catch the buffing wheel on the most important piece while thinking about trying not to snag it


For a person who doesn't do it all of the time it is a great feature to have the clutch. The drill is also the perfect rpm compared to a bench grinder that is usually double the rpm needed to do buffing.

I did pick up my buffing/sanding wheel for $60 and the drill is over $200 for the Dewalt. I don't know how a cheap drill will hold up to the side forces of buffing but the Dewalt is holding up fine and it has many hrs of regular work on it and about 40hrs of hard buffing or more.

I started using the drill because I needed to use the cone to get in a few places on suspension parts and I didn't want to go thru the hassle of mounting it to the the big buffer. So I put it in the drill and was doing the parts while holding them in the vise and then I switch them around and really liked it then.

It is however not very difficult as you say and the great thing about using wood as your tools to fix dents is that it is easy to shape to the right contours.

maybe we can at least convince a few more people to do their own no matter how they do it !!!!!!

[Rag-Rat]

I used Bob Brunte from Texas. My stainless had dings and needed polishing. I was very happy with the work and turn around time (one week). Not the cheapest but if you want good work, then pay a little more. Each piece was returned individually sealed which was great since my car isn't ready to be painted yet and will be sitting on a shelf for months. His phone is 817-307-2555 or e-mail [email protected]

[bbcc]

Haha, man I totaly got the wrong impression from the thread title.

[LowBuckX]

Highly regarded in the nova comunity http://www.glmetalpolishing.com/

[TonyHuntimer]

You guys are all giving great tips for polishing, but it sounds like 70SSNova needs more than just polishing.

Repairing damaged trim is an art. Few people have the skills.

Somebody here on the board said they've had great luck with Accessories Plus in Belmont, CA (650) 591-2400. Since you're back east, I'm sure there are shops closer to you.

Good luck,
Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[Jim Nilsen]

You guys are all giving great tips for polishing, but it sounds like 70SSNova needs more than just polishing.

Repairing damaged trim is an art. Few people have the skills.

Somebody here on the board said they've had great luck with Accessories Plus in Belmont, CA (650) 591-2400. Since you're back east, I'm sure there are shops closer to you.

Good luck,
Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

You are so right Tony. If he has bad trim that needs reworking and hard to find he needs more than a buffer.

I have seen My Clssic Car always talk about Paul's .
They are in Pennsylvania
www.PaulsChrome.com

Bad chrome plating always leaves a bad reflection for all to see

[BADNBLK]

Another one that is good...

www.StainlessTrimWorks.com

Rodney is a friend of mine and does A+ work. Second genration re finisher! So he has seen them all.