Over the years a variety of materials have been used to add eye-catching bling to automobiles. Nickel and chrome-plated pieces were common and stainless steel was used extensively, but in the late ...

After 30 years of saltwater use, the intricately curved anodized-aluminum trim along the cap of the open transom of my outboard-powered 21-foot center-console fishing boat was falling apart. Corrosion ...

Q: The white coating on our aluminum trim is peeling badly in places, particularly on the sunnier side of our house. The contractor who installed the siding, windows and trim in 2009 is no longer in ...