With the body all painted, I wanted to get the last few bits and pieces that needed painting done. One of the bits that needed doing was the side moldings which had the inserts painted black. and badly at that. I went and bought a cheap bench grinder, a wire brush and a polishing kit for it, and tidied up a bit to fix it to the workbench.The trim is stainless and it had a tough life before I got it, and is covered in dents and scratches.

I took the paint off the side spears with the wire wheel, which took ages. I hammered out the dents as best I could, and sanded down the really bad scratches. I gave them a quick clean with a scotchbrite pad, and then started with the polish and the rough mop. After a good few hours I had some much better looking trim, and a million more bits to do. I reckon I’ve got a good few days of polishing to go. I’d started sanding the water pump down a few weeks back, so I polished the bit I’d done as well. It came up fantastic, but I’ve got loads to do, so I think I’ll do it to a new one just in case.