[N2TRUX]

Thursday night I worked on the tailgate band and emblems. Chris had stripped the anodizing with several applications of oven cleaner. He sprayed it and let set, then scrubbed with Scotch Brite and rinsed. He repeated the process at least for times to ensure that the band was stripped clean.

With the anodizing removed I started the refinish process. I had previously massaged all of the minor dings that I could reach due to the double layer backing. I finessed a bit more of the metal before starting the sanding process. I began with #320 wet and got the grain started. By keeping the sanding strokes very straight, the grain started to emerge. I worked the entire band and set it aside.