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D 15 gauge panel trim

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Topic: D 15 gauge panel trim

Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: D 15 gauge panel trim
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2022 at 3:02pm

Pulled mine today and cleaned it up with a wire brush on my drill . Looks a lot better to me . Just wondered how you fellas clean this or do you paint it ? Must be Stainless or aluminum ? I know you can buy a new one but I'm kinda cheap and my tractor will never make a parade . THANKS !!

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Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2022 at 9:36pm

Originally they were aluminum. I tried cleaning an old one up years ago and was thoroughly disappointed. I then started making new ones out of brushed stainless steel. A couple of years later, the aftermarket started making new ones from stainless too. Not as good as the ones I made, but they are priced cheaper than when I made them. For the time it took me to make one, it is now easier to buy one.

A metal wire wheel spinning on a drill basically ends up scratching the softer aluminum. Machine turned swirls is what they originally had.

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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2022 at 6:11am

Thanks Myron! Good info