How to bring this back

David Fermani said:
It's going to be real hard to remove scratches in that piece of trim. You could shine it up with a wool pad + rotary, but I'll bet the scratches won't budge.
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I respect your opinoin but without knowing what it is made from how do you know that?

if it is alum or even SS it will take some work but it can be done





also I would use a die grinder with felt tips
 
Notice each section having a slightly different finish:



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The bottom one would be a pain in the butt. It almost looks like a brushed finish?



Could it be done = Yes

Could I do it = No

Could a Jeweler do it = Probably

Would it be worth it = Maybe not
 
David Fermani said:
Notice each section having a slightly different finish:



The bottom one would be a pain in the butt. It almost looks like a brushed finish?
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I though the bottom one was just more beat up then the rest

and they should all be highly polished



but then again you could be correct
 
1. im impressed with your clientelle and 2. u dont want my advise... there are MANY better guys here to help you out but... maybe wenol or another metal polish (am i an ediot?).
 
jesselyons2002 said:
Couldn't he use a aggressive metal polish and a twisted wool pad with rotary to remove those scratches ???
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Probably not, I have no rotary, twisted wool, nor the experience with those two. I didn't expect this thread to reach 3 pages haha. I figured there might be a product for metal out there I could just buff either by machine or by hand to get that back to the way it should be. The client didn't ask for me to do it I just feel it should be done because I'm picky. Anyway thanks you all for the help and different ideas.
 
Is it aluminum or stainless??? Wet sand it and polish it out with a die grinder with various buffing pads and various metal polishes and rouges. It's very time consuming but you should be able to bring that back...
 
I fail to see the problem in reqards to fixing this? Not trying to be rude, but you are worried about restoring it? I am sure what you do will be better than what is was before.



Is it clearcoated? If not, go to town on it. I recommend 1500 grit wet sanding, then buffing with something like a dremel. It may take a while, but this is what I did on an old watch.



If it is clearcoated, well, you will have to ask the owner. I would sand off all the CC and then refer to above.
 
I’ll stick my .02 cents back into this and ask if it’s any ‘easy to replace’ piece? If it is cosmetic, and it’s designed to take the abuse it has been getting, then maybe it would be an option to consider. Find out the cost and use that as a barometer to cost out an attempt at refinishing. You may find out the piece is Stainless and designed to be replaced. If you find out its just polished aluminum ... break out the rotary and make it shine. If it comes off easily, take it to a metal shop and have them buff it out. I’ve done it with gearshift knobs and hand-brake handles.

I’m interested to know what Ferrari says it is, and costs if you decide to take that route.
 
if it is chrome then you are prob screwed.



if it is ss or aluminum then you can sand it out and re polish
 
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