door sills
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Instructor
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door sills
My door sills have become scratched over the years. Has anyone tried to take steel wool or sandpaper to these to clean them up? What is the best wat to do this, or should I just buy new ones. These are the originals.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Similar to the silver rocker panels, the door sills are anodized aluminum. The anodized coating is harder than the aluminum sills and the coating is very thin. If you sand or do much polishing, you will wear through the anodized coating and the surface will never be the same. You can try buffing with a fairly fine rouge to see if the scratches will come out, but not likely if they are very deep. Replacement is probably your best bet. The standard sills are readily available and not very expensive.
Safety Car
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From: Ridgeway VA
You can also get an insert that fits over the original sills which have pre drilled holes the same as the original. I have one on my '70 which has the corvette letters spelled out. Many vendors have.
PS - if you are handy you could make some yourself - review the catalogs for pixs.
PS - if you are handy you could make some yourself - review the catalogs for pixs.
