Actually, I think the bumpers are iridium plated, similar to anodizing, and what Mark's comments apply about polishing them. Joe Fulton Salinas, CA --- mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > They are anodized. You need to get the coating > removed then they can be buffed till they look lik > chrome and kept polished or anodized again. > Search the web. I'm not sure of costs or if there is > a low buck way short of sanding to remove the > coating. I sanded it off the face of the grill bars > on my 69 Rambler and buffed it it looks like > polished billett. I just have to go over it once and > a while to keep the shine up. > Mark Price > mprice@xxxxxxxxxx > Morgantown, WV > 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed > 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase > 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 > > > > ---------- Original Message > ---------------------------------- > From: "Clifton Danley" <am401@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:58:29 -0500 > > > > >Are Spirit bumpers coated with something? I am > trying to polish a pair of > >bumpers, but can't make any dent in the oxidation. > I tried paint stripper, > >but nothing comes off. Any ideas? If I scrape with > a razor blade, I get > >what appear to be a coacoating. > > > >Cliff Danley > >First Coast AMC > >Jacksonville, Florida > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >