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Old March 5th, 2024 | 09:13 AM
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67 442 headlight bezels

I'm in the process of restoring a pair of bezels for my 67. When I started trying to polish them I realized they are not raw aluminum but probably have an anodized coating or something on them. Where is a good place to have a new coating applied? Someone that specializes in restoring trim?
Old November 1st, 2024 | 01:33 PM
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i have these for sale $75, all polished plus shipping
Old November 1st, 2024 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by vickycar
i have these for sale $75, all polished plus shipping
Except, those are not 442. Yes there is a difference.

Oldsrush, there are trim polishing shops that will chemically strip the old anodizing, polish, and then re-anodize.
Here is one such example:
https://kingoftrim.com/
Maybe others can chime in with results of companies they have used.
Old November 1st, 2024 | 06:06 PM
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Except, those are not 442. Yes there is a difference.

Oldsrush, there are trim polishing shops that will chemically strip the old anodizing, polish, and then re-anodize.
Here is one such example:
https://kingoftrim.com/
Maybe others can chime in with results of companies they have used.
Yea, I contacted them. Took 6 weeks to get an estimate, wanted about $2,000 and 6-9 months to do them. I found a guy in Minnesota that after I stripped them did it for $600. I applied the black trim.

Old November 1st, 2024 | 07:31 PM
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They look great. I have also seen guys chrome those which looks good too but obviously more "shiny" than factory.
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