I decided that I wanted to give my car, 86 Targa, a bit more bling and so I'm having all the trim painted or polished. Some pieces, like the trim under the rear window seal, quarter window frames and door handles are getting chromed while the Targa bar cover is getting a mirror polish. The front and rear window trim, the door top trim and the engine grill cover are aluminum and they are getting mirror polish as well. I'm assuming I don't have much to do to protect the Stainless and Chrome, although I'm open to suggestions. The aluminum has me worried. Is electroplating a must? Or can I use a clearcoat? Perhaps a clear powder coat? Can anyone suggest a good product to use?
Here's a picture of the engine grill cover that I am going to use. I've stripped the black paint off the top of the each aluminum slat and will be polishing the aluminum before sealing it. The other pieces haven't come pack from the polishing shop so I'll post pics of those later.
This is half way through stripping the paint
And completely stripped
