coldel Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Have bought some used kick plates for the sills on my car, have some small scratches on them, how can I polish them out? Presume some abrasive is required but don't want to bugger them up! Quote
ilogikal1 Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 I presume they're metal rather than chromed plastic? And how bad (deep) are the scratches? Quote
coldel Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 It is a chrome metal over a plastic panel, best photo I have to hand... Quote
Payco Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Can't answer your question Col but how about hydro dipping them ?.Just had mine done by Ricey in gloss black and they look fantastic. Quote
coldel Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Thanks mate but just bought these to replace some black ones I had on there originally, they chrome sills are very sought after in GT4 circles and these add some desirability and would like to keep chrome. Quote
Payco Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Makes sense.Maybe try some mild polishing with a dremel mop.Its helped me out on more than one occasion. Quote
ilogikal1 Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Metal polish (with a bit of cut - autosol or megs woukd be where i'd start) with wire wool (000 to start with, maybe 00 if there's deep starches) and work your way up the grades until you're just polishing with a microfiber cloth. You can speed up the process with a Dremel or, probably more practical on that size surface, a drill with metal polishing kit but you'll probably still need to start with wire wool to flatten out some of the scratches. You'll find what you'll need to do is flatten out the scratches with abrasives and the polish back up to a chrome finish by working through the grades - similar to wetsanding. Quote
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Are you sure its chrome? looks like stainless or even alloy to me, have you got a close up? Quote
coldel Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Will get better photos in the week when I get the chance Quote
coldel Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Best I could do in the dark outside Quote
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 . Yes I would say stainless, if the scratches are deep then you will need to use some 600 wet n dry then ideally it wants polishing on a buffer, however you could try Solvol or a paint cutting compound However if its chrome then you will not be able to polish back without removing the finish. Quote
350zedd Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 To me, they look like anodised aluminium. Quote
Ricey Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Stick a magnet on it......it'll at least narrow it down to ally/chrome or stainless Quote
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Can you remove them? if so if you can try scratching the reverse side, if it scratches with little effort it alloy if not it stainless, trouble is if its anodised alloy you wont be able to polish out without making it look rubbish, you also mat struggle if its brushed stainless, as you need to find something to mimic the original finish. Quote
Ricey Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Stainless is magnetic though isn't it? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote
ZEUS Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Stainless is magnetic though isn't it? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Some is some isn't , depends on the mix/quality. Quote
Ricey Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Now I never knew that. Every day's a learning day! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Mondo 300 Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 I know from experience that these Celica sill covers are a pain to remove scratches from! I used Autosol on mine and it took me hours to get any kind of half-decent result Quote
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