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I was looking for things to do to the CTT I own, and decided it will need a refresh of the door sill aluminum plates. Have one of these on each door, plus rear bumper skid pad and rear trunk like bottom edge. So had to repeat this on every plate I wanted to apply this to. Simple process: 1. Buy equipment - aluminum polish kit - Harbor Freight Tools - under $5 including tax (believe it was $3.99) - masking tape for taping off areas you do not want to touch (about $2) - general cleaner/degreaser to cleaning of the sills after job is done ( about $4) - corded drill (any will do, but cord drill will not discharge forcing you to wait - any self respecting man already has one) 2. Prep car - mask off each plate that you want to restore - Use exacto or other device to trim along plates for perfect coverage 3. Do the job - Apply polish compound to buffer - Slowly work one section at a time, pressing medium light, to medium pressure (slightly harder than pressure applied when buffing a car surface - remember, you are polishing scratches out) - continue to work small section at a time, for about 30 minutes total per plate - continue to apply more polish compound onto buffer when noticing compound not getting getting applied onto plates anymore when buffing - Wipe plate off to verify you achieved proper sheen and scratch removal (if not, continue, focusing on areas/scratches to remove) - When done, wipe clean and clean out entire sill area (polish compound peels off and gets thrown around the area - vacuum is best way to remove) 4. Repeat on every door sill plate you want this done to. 5. Inspect and enjoy the result of work