Automotive & Truck | Metal Finishing and Buffing

Automotive & Truck Metal Finishing Applications: Although the heyday for chrome on cars is behind us, there remains a strong demand for Cast Aluminum Wheels and Chrome Plated Truck Bumpers. Unique contours and complex window cut-outs in these parts combined with the high quality demands of the automotive industry push the demands on the finishing consumables to their limits. There is also a strong demand for aftermarket buffed components such as running boards and truck bed frames.

The automotive industry is facing fierce competition that adds tight cost constraints to finishing operations. The high quality/low cost requirements of the automotive industry continues to push manufacturers of finishing materials to find new strong, flexible materials to drive down the overall cost of metal finishing.

Both passenger trucks and commercial trucks have long had a strong aftermarket that has developed a number of chrome plated and stainless steel parts—including running boards, step rails and truck bed components. Commercial drivers have taken pride in highly reflective wheels and chrome plated exhaust stacks.