OUR RECONDITIONED TRIM

Our aluminum trim is not reanodized. It is buffed to a high finish, some does not come out as nice as we'd like. Therefore we grade it, but each piece is as shiny as the next, although it may have flaws. We use a wax that we have tested to maintain the shine and protect from oxidazation. This trim is not maintenance free you must wax it. Motorcycle companies have been selling raw aluminum parts for years.

If you are building a concours car you'd probably not be interested in our trim. You need extremely nice NOS. I have not seen one piece of trim that has been reconditioned (buffed, reanodized, rechromed, or polished) that looks like the original. It is either too bright, lost definition, has one flaw or another. It is our opinion that with most pieces that we have reconditioned, there is no such thing as a perfect piece and no two pieces come out the same.

However, on the other hand, reconditioned pieces look much better than old ones and most of the small flaws from reconditioning are not noticable once the piece is on the car. If you are looking for something for your car that will make it standout, then our trim is what you are looking for. It was our intention to make that driver or cruiser look really special at an affordable price. I think it is hard to find trim as nice as ours at the prices we offer. We offer many payment plans (lay-a-way, Visa, MasterCard, no obligation price quote) and you may up grade your trim you purchase from us at any time.

We don't always have #1 quality in stock. Just for the fact, it is so hard to come by. A lot of our #2 quality trim is nicer than most anything you'll ever see and would really dress up that special driver at an affordable price.

If you have any questions just ask we are here to help. Good luck with your project.

ABOUT OUR TRIM

We offer reconditioned (straightened, stripped, buffed, polished) trim for 60 thru 64 Galaxies.

All s/s and aluminum pieces are buffed to a high finish. Due to the age of this trim there is varying qualities, generally due to small pits. We try our best to grade them according to quality.

Clear: Hardly any imperfections, close to show quality.

#1: Very few small pits. This is a real nice quality and looks good even at a close distance.

#2: Has more imperfections than #1, but still looks real nice on a driver.

#1 & #2 grade may also carry a "plus" or "minus" to further denote their quality. On most of the parts our buffers have taken great care to try and keep the most visible portion of the part free of imperfections. Although in some cases their will be visible pits because they cannot sand the piece any further, which would cause a hole, which would render the piece useless.

Flawed: This is the lowest grade. These pieces will have major imperfections (large pits, wavy, bad chroming). These pieces are offered at a major discount. Although, they are "flawed", they would still look good at a distance, and may be a good inexpensive piece for that every day driver.

All grades are priced accordingly.

CORE POLICY

Most trim pieces need a repairable core exchange!

To be repairable, they can only have 1 or 2 small dings, dents, or scratches. Over sprayed paint and discoloring usually doesn't matter. They cannot be overly pitted. Die cast items cannot be pitted, flaking of the chrome, or spider webbing doesn't matter. We will accept cores with more extensive damage; although you will not get full exchange credit, there will be a partial core charge.

Some items are harder to find than others. If you do not have a core to exchange, there will be a core charge. If an item is plentiful there is a lower core charge. If an item is extremely hard to find, there will be a "C.E.O." marked on it. This means "Core Exchange Only". In the case of die cast, the piece must not be pitted. To insure core return on any C.E.O. item, you must send it to us first so it can be evaluated; or if we are at a show, you must...

1. Bring your core return to the show to be inspected, or

2. If you do not have your core with you, to purchase the item you may place a 50% deposit on the item at which time the item will be marked as sold with your name on it and placed in a lay-a-way.

When you return your core, and it is deemed repairable and the remaining 50% of the bill is paid the item will be shipped to you at our expense. If the item is not repairable, your deposit will be returned to you less 5% for handling, if you paid by credit card. On hard to find items (64 hood lips, and rear browes, etc…), and large orders, such as full sets, the C.E.O. rule applies.

If cores are returned within 30 days of receiving your purchase, you will receive a cash refund.  For any core returned after 30 days, you will receive credit for the purchase of other merchandise.  Cores may be returned up to six (6) months after purchase.  Let us know if you need longer time periods for core return.  All cores will be inspected for non-repairable damages.  All cores must be repairable.  If cores are not repairable you will be charged the full core charge, (or a prorated charge if damage is marginal).  Non-repairable cores will be returned at your expense.  Once cores are received and accepted they cannot be returned, only if they are non-repairable.  We will give you credit for extra cores depending on condition.

CARE OF TRIM

We recommend the use of Simichrome Polish on all of our trim.

ALUMINUM

Our aluminum is buffed to a high finish. We do not have it anodized, due to age and pits; only about 1 in 8 or 10 pieces come out good enough to be reanodized. Our buffed product is brighter than anodized and looks very nice. "It is not maintenance free." You must keep wax on it to keep it from changing color. We have been using "Simichrome Polish". If your car is kept inside you should probably wax it about once a month, depending on how much you drive your car and in what kind of conditions. All of the aluminum trim in our inventory gets waxed about every two months. There are some pieces that have been in the shop for over a year and look as good as the day they came from the buffers.

We have a test piece that has wax on one half, and left bare on the other. It has been placed outside in weather and direct sunlight since July 2002. About every 2 months I bring it in and rewax the waxed side, and it cleans right up to the original shine. The unwaxed side is starting to change color, but the wax we use restores it to the original shine, with a little more work.

Since we do not know how you will maintain your trim, we do not guarantee against oxidation or color change.

Another plus for "Buffed versus Anodized or Chromed" is, if your piece becomes damaged, or after years become dull, you can return it to us. We can have it rebuffed for far less than reanodizing or rechroming.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

We have compiled a price guide by year. ALL PRICE GUIDES ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY!  PRICES CHANGE ACCORDING TO QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY.  CALL FOR QUALITY LEVEL AND PRICE QUOTE.  Since we have several grades of trim, prices vary greatly. Most prices are marked from lowest to highest with different prices in between. Most 64 pieces, and a large majority of 63 pieces are in stock. 62, 61, and 60 pieces are sometimes in stock, or there maybe a wait. Sometimes we just cannot find a piece for a while. Therefore, you'll have to check periodically.

60 Galaxie Reconditioned Trim Price Guide & Pictures
61 Galaxie Reconditioned Trim Price Guide & Pictures
62 Galaxie Reconditioned Trim Price Guide & Pictures
63 Galaxie Reconditioned Trim Price Guide & Pictures
64 Galaxie Reconditioned Trim Price Guide & Pictures

All prices are subject to change due to quality and availability. All prices do not include shipping (you must pay the shipping). We accept Visa and Master Card, or US Postal Money Order.

If you are buying a large quantity of trim you will receive a discount. There is a price guide for full and partial sets, which will vary greatly due to quality.

If you purchase a piece or set that is not top quality you may up grade to a better piece at a later date by contacting us and letting us know which piece you would like to upgrade. As soon as a piece of top quality becomes available you will place a small deposit on it and we will ship it to you. Then just replace the piece , ship back the old one, and as long as it is in the same conditioned as when you bought it you just pay the difference. Example: You bought a #2 hood lip for $150.00 with a slight wave. 2 years later you want something better. You notify us. We ship you a top notch one which at the time sells for $225.00, as long as your old one is in the same condition as when you purchased it from us. You owe $75.00 + shipping and handling + your old one for the new one. We will offer this service as long as you own the car, and we are still offering reconditioned trim. We do not believe any one else offers a service like this.