I bead blasted my trim. It took off the corrosion and crud, left a nice
uniform finish. A clear coat over the top would brighten them up. Pat '69
2000 '68 1600 parts
>From: "Tom and Melissa Nash" <mltjnash@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Tom and Melissa Nash" <mltjnash@earthlink.net>
>To: <WBoyd1959@aol.com>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Aluminum kickplate and other trim
>Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:19:45 -0700
>
>I cleaned mine up as best I could and then shot them with aluminum colored
>paint. They actually turned out very nice.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: WBoyd1959@aol.com <WBoyd1959@aol.com>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:57 PM
>Subject: Aluminum kickplate and other trim
>
>
> >I've cleaned up, steel wooled, polished, and even stooped to begging, but
>the
> >alumimum trim from the door bottom area still looks like.....well, you
>know.
> >There is enough corrosion and pitting on the metal that to get it out
>would
> >require sanding or grinding all the ribbing away.
> >
> >Has anyone powder coated, painted, or anythinged these pieces and can
>pass
>on
> >the accumulated wisdom? Maybe a vendor sells these new? I haven't seen
>them.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >Bill Boyd
> >1600 stroker (in process)
> >
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