Stainless trim coating?

[Bludacious]

I noticed that the wide bottom stainless trim on my 85 MC has a translucent coating that is starting to peel where the front most piece is dented. I would like to take off the trim and refinish the steel rather than pay a king's ransom to acquire a NOS or used set. My question is what can I use to protect the trim if I have to peel off this coating when I put it back on?

 

[Longroof79]

Clear powdercoat perhaps?....or clear lacquer, but it might not last as long.

 

[melloelky]

that coating is clear anodizing,that trim's aluminum.it's pretty tough..when new anyways.i had mine stripped@a plating shop when i was painting my trim.if you decide to clear it with conventional auto body clear,use a chemical conversion before hand or else it just oxides under the clear.there are some clears designed for bare aluminum but I've never used them.

 

[pagrunt]

I believe it's the protective clear that's on all the bright work.