Thanks for making this tutorial video. It's going to really help out lots of people doing this type of work on our rides, and of course we do appreciate you taking the time to show us your expertise from years of experience. Continuous respect and appreciation.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Old guy checking in. I've found that with some dinged trim, taking the time to make wooden dies fitted to the trim is worth it. Got my 65 Nova grill straight by beating on wood. Thrift store spoons, wood or metal are handy dollies too.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice. I've thought about making a fiberglass type of shell to make repairs quick

@garydipman8914

Жыл бұрын

From one old guy to another - I’m doing some stainless and aluminum restoration.Yes I been wanting to make some molds/ dies of some of the trim.Thinking of polycarbonate using diy vacume forming Mold. Recently thinking obout wood also.I banged out some pretty serious gashes in stainless with plastic end of my gunsmithing hammer .Course can’t use in tight spots .I don’t like bringing up with a pick hammer then all the filing.Eliminated all that with my gunsmithing hammer.Anyway I’m still experimenting .If I have a mold of small section of stainless and I get one really banged up or like some I’ve done smashed flat……I can get it perfect or darn close.Fortunately I had identical piece of stainless to go by when restoring smashed flat ones.

I was really impressed by the way you did that I didn't know about any of that stuff but I am thankful for you being able to show and explain all the steps involved thank you for doing that I'm sure that helped a lot of people out

Very cool video nice work on the trim

@lonestarlows

8 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Awesome video. The info you share with the lowrider community is priceless! 👌🏽

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked. Don't plan on stopping any time soon, thanks

Once you hit them with the buffer they popped just like clear coat on a fresh paint job😮 phenomenal job!!!!

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes. It's all about using the proper rouge, or compound

Absolute fire bro! Great tutorial. I can’t wait to get to this part in my project.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help. It's not hard, just takes time

@t.6247

Жыл бұрын

I’ll be watching out for that video.

Amazing work... 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Crazy my dad was never taught just self taught he showed me few years back and I've been working on everyone's stuff here and there ever since your video just popped up you do awesome work takes alot alot of time to do right

Nice looking work

@lonestarlows

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Absolutely excellent, I learned a lot here and already have the little hammer and anvil just didn’t know what to do with them. Thanks 🙏🏻

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Walk in the park compared to what you are doing to your car, for sure 👍👍

Great job! Thanks for sharing.

Knowledge is key thank You for the knowledge Sir

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thank you sir. I’ve been messing around with this stuff myself lately and I was actually going thru 800 and 1000 grit before hitting it with 1500. Now I know I can skip those two steps. Shoulda just called and asked you. 😅

Thanks now my seat trim will shine😊

@lonestar lows 🔥 learn something new every time

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Amazing Job!

Dam bro they look amazing,u know ur stuff,thank you for showing us,

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

F*****g love this dude. No Homo. Thanks for the vids bro!!!!

Like always, good work 🔥🔥

Well done for your detailed explanation. May I humbly suggest a few things: When sanding aluminium please use some type of gloves as aluminium can get into your pores and bloodstream. Also I found it easier between sanding grits to use a felt tip marker and scribble all over or guide coat to ensure that you sanded the previous grit (easier to see). You do not need to go more than 800grit since you are using a pro buffer. Use a sisal wheel with brown for first cut, brown on spiral and then white on soft wheel for ultimate shine. One last thing please wear a face mask when polishing as that compound will fly up your nose and into your lungs. Apologies for the long rant but I admire you as I am also self taught but also had some great tips from Pros. Thanks and wish you all the best.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks. I always wondered what grit I should stop at. So you think 800 is fine enough?

@paulborg9609

Жыл бұрын

@@lonestarlows Yes it is and try it and see the result.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

How fine do you go on stainless

@paulborg9609

Жыл бұрын

@@lonestarlows Not finer than 800 usually. Finest I ever went was 1000 but that was because the trim was so thin that long buffing cycles will warp it. Also note that the 600/800 are wet sanding.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I plan to do all the stainless on my car. I usually go up to 3000 wet. Maybe I've been wasting my time.

very helpful

Great video… just used your video and polished mine.. just stuck now how the brackets go back on to hold these trim pieces on since I didn’t take them off lol

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

I dont know off top of my head but the good news is they can only go on 1 way

Already thanked you on IG but thanks again for the video brother.

😀👍

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

😎

👌🏽

Good tutorial. Thank bro.

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Are you back in the USA???

@custodiovalencia9625

Жыл бұрын

@lonestarlows lol, yes back to reality on Monday. I'm going to try this process on the front grill trim of my truck.

Welcome to "Lonestar Lows Trade School AKA School of Hard Knocks"

And another good information video that I can't handle the goofy back ground noise (music?) being 3 times louder than the spoken words. Hurts the ears wearing headphones. Pros use a chemical dip that removes a small amount of metal to remove the anodizing.

@lonestarlows

11 ай бұрын

Sodium hydroxide

Great video. Do you plan on leaving bare aluminum as is, or anodizing or caroming?

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Not sure yet

Can you use a electric sander instead of a air sander?

@lonestarlows

7 ай бұрын

Yes

Were those anodized and did you sand all the anodized off to make it all one finish

Where are you guys located? I might need to have my VINYL ROOF DYED ?

Great video!! Inspired me to do the same to mine. Quick question, did you or are you going to coat them with anything or just leave them as is?

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

I plan to either leave them as is or maybe have them chrome plated in future

Who else thought this was a Bigstackd video from the thumbnail 😂

Off topic, do you have ruff $$ cost for materials to paint an impala? Paint/ clear/ primer etc.... no labor just on materials... thanks

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Quality products. 2000-3000 in materials. This would be raptor, epoxy 2k , basecoat clear. Sand papers ...I paid 900 for 2 gallons basecoat for my 60 last month....

Shots fired to all those shops charging an arm & leg to get this done for hundreds/thousands $$$

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Unintended. There's enuff work out there for everyone to get paid, or DIY and don't pay at all....different strokes for different golks

what do you protect it with?

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

Nothing. Routine maintenance polish with mothers

ive restored my trim on my 70 challenger. in my experience, i found that aluminum and stainless steel, its kind of irrelevant to go passed 600 grit on scratching. the buffer, wheel, and rouge bar will take care of removing the rest of the scratches from there on. you may need to hit SS with 800 grit, but for the most part, 600 grit was enough. black rouge with sissal wheel will knock out 600 grit no problem. and brown rouge will knock out aluminum 600 grit no problem. just sharing my experience. it will save a ton of time from sanding all the way to 3k grit

@lonestarlows

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, since this video I've tried different methods. I'm always trying different methods and I've found out a sisal with black cuts fast

Do you seal them or put a coat of clear to protect the finish

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

I have clear coated them with automotive clear in the past. But they just need an occasional maintenance with mothers polish or something similar

Great vid...Question I'm doing my 62 rag right now and I'd like to chrome plate all of my trim aluminum and then stainless..is that possible...thanks..

@lonestarlows

Жыл бұрын

There's no real need to chrome plate stainless molding.