I contacted several companies that anodize and they all warned me about not being responsible for how the trim would turn out. Seems that any imperfection would be magnafied after anodizing and that the level of shine would not be the same as the origional polished aluminum. Notice in the finishingtouch.com web site under services they don't recommend reanodizing aluminum either. POR-15 has a product called Glisten PC which is supposed to be a "water clear" coating for all polished metals including chrome. It's a two part coating that cures with exposure to moisture in about three days and once cured is very tough. I tried that stuff on one part, made it cloudy like I painted it with a thinned down white paint. Fortunately I was able to remove it before it set up too well.
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