Here are a few pics of a skid plate that did the honorable thing. (It took one for the team)

Here are a few pics of a skid plate that did the honorable thing. (It took one for the team)

Not only dented, but scratched pretty bad too. (or do you call that a gouge?)

You'd hate to have this happen to a chrome job.

I got to pull out the hammers today.

Hammered out and a little left to go.

Scratches-n-Dents are history (as was his-story). Off to polishing.

The finished product.

Whadd'ya think??

James

www.brightlee.com

p.s. I can't fix chrome...

HOLY SH*T!!!! What a great job, Lee!! I'm not much for chrome, but that really looks great!! BRAVO!!

I don't think that is chrome. Bright just polishes up the steel to a nice shine.

Aluminum, 6061 T-6 to be exact.
Much less $$ than a chrome job, and can be repaired, repolished if needed.(un-like chrome)

Sorry, I meant to say that I'm not much for the chrome look.

Oh don’t be… sorry is the guy who paid 500$ to exchange his for a chrome one!!

James

www.brightlee.com

Great job James!

I'll be sending my skid plate out to you on Monday!

Keep up the good work!

Humdog

What happens when the crome gets dented???

Doug
2003 Metalic Red H2
Adventure Series. w/navigation/Sat Radio/Winch

Keep an eye out for a new topic regarding chrome over aluminum. But very briefly, chrome is brittle and thin and therefore will not flex or bend with the aluminum which is a relatively soft metal. So if dented, cracking and flaking is immediate. The cost of doing a revision on chrome is very expensive because there is no such thing as a "touch up" with chrome....it's "all or none". The above pictured skid plate was about to be replaced with a new, unpolished one for the cost of 350$ (at least, that is what my dealer wanted to charge me). Instead it was repaired and polished to a mirror finish for about half the price of the new one. I hear some dealers are charging 500$ for a chrome exchange.In my next topic, I will go into depth why I feel polishing is better than chrome on aluminum (p.s. I started out in the chrome plating industry)

Bright Lee - You polished mine 4 months ago and - I am telling the truth when I say it looks great and as good as the day I got it back from you!

Whats the cost for this? Looks great!

2003 White Hummer H2

Here is a link to my e-bay offer,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2423915874&category=33 654

The skid plate in the above pictures was repaired at no additional cost.
Polishing = 165$
Return shipping = 25$
Optional Extreme polish & sealer (for maintenance)= 25$

James
www.brightlee.com