Straightening trim

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    For those of use who have some dinged up trim, I removed one the 
C-trim pieces from the headlight on my 64 Polara the other day to 
straighten it. Never tried before. I made a couple tools from some 
strips of oak I had left over from furniture I built. I made one about 
quarter inch thick by 1 inch wide then ground the end down like a flad 
blade screwdriver and rounded the edges slightly. I put my rubber 
standing mat on top of my workbench to hammer on. I lightly tapped the 
pointed end of the tool into the biggest dent in the C-trim till I had 
the dent worked out. Did this with 2 dents. I used another piece of oak 
to flatten out the remainder of the dents.
    I then sanded the area with 400 grit paper to remove the plating and 
polished it on the buffing wheel on my bench grinder. All I did was a 
small area and the whole thing only took 20 minutes, but when it was 
done, the dents were almost completely gone and the area shined nicely. 
If I spend a little more time on this the piece will be very nice. I'm 
just not sure how to keep the shine without re-anodizing it. This is the 
first time I ever tried this and it really surprised me how easy it was, 
so if I can do it, ANYONE can do it! Jump in and try it guys. NOS C-trim 
goes $100-150 each, and I have more time than money.

Jeff Adams
64 Polara

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