Anodizing Work
Hey Dave!
Dad and i took a detour on car work. Were getting tired of places going out of business. We had piles of aluminum trim from 66 to 69 chevelles. That said we figured hey lets take everything we have, strip, and prep for anodizing. We are now 6 weeks in and about finished. If had to guess, we are pushing 300hr man hours of work for the pile you see in the pictures. We had some really neat stuff laying around like 4 67 SS griles and tons of eyebrow, side, and rear moldings.
Process is simple, strip the original anodizing with cuastic soda, bead blast lightly and then work the piece down from 180 grit to 500 till you can buff it to a chrome like finish on a buffing wheel. Its similar to stainless work in that you need to remove dents and pits in the pocess. 69 eyebrow molding before and after sanding and buffing in the last picture. There cannot be any scratches larger than about 500 grit or they show in the finished piece
We have also been tied up doing some headliner, interior and engine detailing for an old friends 69 copo camaro.
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11-15-2025, 01:57 PM
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