I am rehabbing the bathroom on our 70's Ambassador and the aluminum trim was possibly gold tone about 1.25" wide. It needs help
1. I want to remove / polish the anodized coating. Does anyone have experience here? What are the options
2. There is a plastic insert aprox 1 1/8" wide with step-down shoulder on both sides to cover the trim rivets and I need to replace as some is cracked and brittle.
3. I may end up redoing tambour doors and panels and would also want to paint or strip the anodized coating (statutory bronze?) on the other aluminum extrusions that make up the door frames, storage compartments etc. Should I not bother trying to strip and recoat with clear paint and just clean and paint. If so what are the painting process options.
Thanks for the reply. I am very excited about the wealth of knowledge and experience on these forums. Many people have been down these trails.
2. There is a plastic insert aprox 1 1/8" wide with step-down shoulder on both sides to cover the trim rivets and I need to replace as some is cracked and brittle.
Alan
Alan,
Can you post a picture of the part that is "cracked and brittle" ?
Dan
The trim I have is shown below. Thanks for the help.
I am also looking to find some thin aluminum .010-.012" with or without adhesive as an option to adhere over the existing dark panels, rather than tear out and rebuild.
To clean the anodized part just try some "softscrub" and be gentle. To remove the anodizing and re-anodize is an involved process using caustic chemicals. There was a discussion on the topic a while back, but I have not been able to find it. As far as the plastic part, I seem to recall that "PizzaChop" use a strip of coordinating plastic laminate. It created a real nice look in the bath.
I am rehabbing the bathroom on our 70's Ambassador and the aluminum trim was possibly gold tone about 1.25" wide. It needs help
1. I want to remove / polish the anodized coating. Does anyone have experience here? What are the options
2. There is a plastic insert aprox 1 1/8" wide with step-down shoulder on both sides to cover the trim rivets and I need to replace as some is cracked and brittle.
3. I may end up redoing tambour doors and panels and would also want to paint or strip the anodized coating (statutory bronze?) on the other aluminum extrusions that make up the door frames, storage compartments etc. Should I not bother trying to strip and recoat with clear paint and just clean and paint. If so what are the painting process options.
Thanks for the reply. I am very excited about the wealth of knowledge and experience on these forums. Many people have been down these trails.
I have a 2007 31 classic that a fire burnt the wires and the fiberglass shower completely. I would llike help finding or replacing a shower that will work in this unit. Thanks J.D. Hanson
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