clouded alum drip rails & window trim

[quizatz]

Hello
I have a 05 vaned plas jag and the alum trim around the windows and drip rails is clouded. I've tried the usual suspects to clean them up.(metal/chrom polishes) to no avail. Any ideas on a product which would bring them back to new standared?

[JonMiles]

Have you tried hand rubbing them with a compound? That can normally get rid of oxidation on metals, follow up with a light polish to bring the gloss up to a maximum.

[Mike Phillips]

Hello
I have a 05 vaned plas jag and the alum trim around the windows and drip rails is clouded. I've tried the usual suspects to clean them up.(metal/chrom polishes) to no avail. Any ideas on a product which would bring them back to new standared?

They are probably some type of anodized finish and there's nothing you can do to make them look new by rubbing them with something, that's the problem with anodizing.

• Remover and replace
• Remover hand have refinished
• Paint them