How do you guys polish your bump strips to make them like mirrors, and , when you install, is the cap fastened at the same time as the strip, through it, or are they mounted separately .Thx,
Install the cap and then the aluminum rub rail and screw/rivet then together at the same time, and I use this stuff to polish the aluminum. Rub it on till it turns black, then wip it off with a clean damp cloth, then polish with a Dry cloth.
I replaced all of the old backer and replaced with new 3/4 ply all the way around cut to inch and a half depth.so lots of good material to catch. But my god i'm having a bear of a time getting the cap back on. She' ll fit 3/4 of the way, and only the front passenger corner won't fit back over. Its on a trailer, so ive got to have the cap back on before i glass in a new floor. Sigh, hours at it and no change. But i think i will go with the deck screws, the phillips stainless just strip, even when backing them out. Those things are torture. Any ideas on the cap?
