Flexible right angle trim that's polished?

[shanna7]

For applying trim around the roof, I'm looking for a polished metal, ideally something chrome or polished stainless looking. Does anyone know where you can get right angle trim that can be bent around a curve in a polished finish? Closest I'm finding is polished aluminum and I can't tell how bendable it is.

[Mushin]

Yes what he said!

[dales133]

Doubt very much youll find anything other than polished aluminium to do that

[shanna7]

What places do you recommend most? McMaster Carr seems to be a decent choice since most TD suppliers only have satin/brushed, but I would love some other recommendations!

[halfdome, Danny]

I've polished the aluminum RV insert molding to a high luster after it was installed.
Maybe you could attach it or any 90 degree aluminum molding to a board to machine polish.
Just anneal it with a propane or map gas torch before polishing.
I found this that's for automotive use.
Danny

[LMarsh]

My guess would be anything chrome or stainless won't be flexible enough, maybe I'm wrong. I've looked at many different right angle trims and when it comes down to it looking good, it had better be flexible first, then worry about the cosmetics of the material. If its not flexible not only will it just be a huge pain to install, but kinks look terrible. I lightly polished and then clear coated some regular soft aluminum trim and it wasn't that hard. You can also always ask for a sample if you want to see what something you're considering looks like. Even with the aluminum trims some starts out looking better than others. I didn't polish it to a mirror finish but if its a smooth trim type without ridges or grooves, its always possible. I also tried my hand at annealing but I found it to be unpredictable and too much of a hassle when soft flexible aluminum trim is available. I melted a piece of angle from the big box stores right in half and even when my results were better it still didn't turn out looking very good once it was bent around a curve.