1971 Plymouth Sport Fury GT Brogham & U code Super Comando

[rags]

am not that type of guy....honestly who's gona know short of a few informed folks here

my neighbor has a saying about his car: "it doesn't have to be showroom, it just has to be my room." sums it up perfectly. i love this thread for all the really simple tricks demonstrated that can make a big difference in the appearance of a vehicle. thank you for publishing it.

 

[CanCritter]

just thinkin...if ya'll wonder how picky Paul is my bumpers are off on Monday to be stripped and coated for a third time...Paul is not someone l would want to tick off....

 

[Fury440]

just thinkin...if ya'll wonder how picky Paul is my bumpers are off on Monday to be stripped and coated for a third time...Paul is not someone l would want to tick off....

 

[65sporty]

Thanks for the updates and the pic's

 

[commando1]

just thinkin...if ya'll wonder how picky Paul is my bumpers are off on Monday to be stripped and coated for a third time...Paul is not someone l would want to tick off....

Replating again?

 

[CanCritter]

Ya..rechrome....bumpers weren't up to Paul's standards....the folks doing the chrome are stepping up to the plate to make it right once the buiss owners realized there was a issue

 

[CanCritter]

thanx Dan

 

[CanCritter]

l absolutely love this color vynal...is what finally drew me in...










aw man that vynals givein me a grin l cant git rid of.....

 

[Wollfen]

Is that aluminum trim going to be reanodized? It looks to me like he sanded off the anodizing.

 

[CanCritter]

Ya was pitted a little ect so we decided to go with with a brushed alum look over polished....
Polished would show dings easyer and would catch the reflection of the ground and ruin estetics...will go with matt sealant to protect

Anodizing.....hmmmm...need to call Paul......
K fergotten weve already been there and gone...will use matt sealant as its cheaper and will give us basicly same appearance

 

[Fury440]

Sue and I removed the anodize from my wheel opening moldings then polished the heck out of them. Paul clear coated them and they look great. Anodize is I think an attempt to eliminate maintenance, but lets faced it, our cars could bed defined as "maintenance on wheels". Besides, polished aluminium shines better than stainless!

 

[CanCritter]

welp figured there was to much complainin about Christeen so decided to find and send Paul this....413..dual 4 bbls..headlights,tailights and dome light still works apparently..no keys so cant start it l hear...Paul was speechless...lmao

 

[commando1]

Who's car is that?
Is this Paul's next project?
I misplaced my Critterese Decoder Ring.

 

[Wollfen]

Sue and I removed the anodize from my wheel opening moldings then polished the heck out of them. Paul clear coated them and they look great. Anodize is I think an attempt to eliminate maintenance, but lets faced it, our cars could bed defined as "maintenance on wheels". Besides, polished aluminium shines better than stainless!

To be technical, anodizing is in fact a form of "corrosion" that becomes a protective barrier against further corrosion. It even comes in a multitude of colors but mopars were all done to a silver color as a way of protecting the aluminum from the elements. It also gives a mild form of hardening to the alloy as well.

 

[Wollfen]

welp figured there was to much complainin about Christeen so decided to find and send Paul this....413..dual 4 bbls..headlights,tailights and dome light still works apparently..no keys so cant start it l hear...Paul was speechless...lmao

Paul should have this one knocked off in a weekend i would say.

 

[Big_John]

The factory did a "Bright Dip" heated (200°+) acid bath that chemically polished the aluminum. It's rinsed and then clear anodized. The anodizing is done in a sulfuric acid bath with electrical current. There's probably a good Wikipedia page about it, if you want to know more.

Easy to do with the right stuff, but it gets harder when you start restoring old anodized aluminum. There's people that specialize in restoring old trim and they get some good $$ for it.

There's other ways around it, clear coating with paint or powder coating after buffing the aluminum. The simplest way is to just keep the aluminum coated with your favorite wax and polish it every once in a while.

 

[Fury440]

The simplest way is to just keep the aluminum coated with your favorite wax and polish it every once in a while.

Works for me!

At one point I investigated the hot acid process and bounced it off my chemical engineer brother, he asked if I had a death wish. He promoted the strip, polish and wax once and awhile option.

 

[detmatt]

The work on this car is amazing! I wonder how much to do a cosmetic on a silver Imp??

 

[Fury440]

The work on this car is amazing! I wonder how much to do a cosmetic on a silver Imp??

I doubt Paul would even look at a cosmetic job of any kind.

 

[65sporty]

I doubt Paul would even look at a cosmetic job of any kind.

From what I see on critters car it's all or nothing. Just what I see anyway