Hey guys I'm getting ready to attemp to polish my original widshield molding. There are a few very minor dents that I would like to remove if possible. Anyone have any tips for doing so? Any help will be greatly apreaciated. I'm also open to polishing tips.

Taking the dents out is time consuming. They make little body hammers and small anvils. I think Eastwood might sell them or just use what you have. Once they are knocked out back pretty smooth I take a small fine file and run across the dent untill it is smooth. Then DA with some 400 paper over the dent and then up the paper to 600 , 1500 , 2000. Once all the file lines and scratches are removed I polish the chrome with the kit from Eastwood. Now polishing is a whole nother story.

I know there are all kinds of metal tools and such out there, ...but something that worked for me (for some of the less 'severe' dents) was using a piece of wood (ie. a paint stir stick), ...and 'massaging' the dent out. Place the chrome on a copy of your local newspaper (firm enough, ...but will 'give' some), ...and use the wood to push/roll/massage the metal.
It may sound 'hokey', ...but it worked. Again, ...for more severe dents, ...the metal dolly will most likely be needed. But, for those minor dents, I found the wood to be very effective and it doesn't scratch/harm the metal at all.

Kevin

I also have found that a paint stick does an excellent job. I some times use the wood as the dolly and use a body hammer with a few layers of tape on the head. The key is to use really light blows...it does not take much force to more the metal.

Thanks guys i think I can handle that with those instructions. I only have minor dents and mostly polishing. Thanks Again

I wrote just such an article, it is in the "member contributions" at the top of the forum.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58014

Brian

I have used dowels with a slightly rounded end. Then tap from the inside. If you are damaging the dowel, you are tapping too hard.

I used the info from MartinSr article and also used the wooden dowels, paint sticks, and rounded metal handles. Lots of light tapping and filing. The trim is thicker than you think. After repeatedly tapping, filing, and working out all the high and low spots (took many hours), they looked good and were smooth. I polished them myself and later I took them to a pro polisher and they looked great. I enjoyed the tedious work of smoothing them out and a professional polish is the only way to go, unless you have the proper polishing equipment at home.