scannon Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 20 Screaming Polishers, 50 Pounds of Polish and 600 Man Hours
BobDrye Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Scannon: You deffinally pushed my button. Carlisle is next weekend and I'm trying to make my aluminum shine like the afternoon sun. You have put things in prostective! I wish I could say thanks.
slomove Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I don't really complain about it, but I don't enjoy it, either. I noticed over the 7 years of ownership the frequency of a complete re-buff has gone from 3 or 4 per year to annually and still declining. But I guess for the Summer trip I will spend another afternoon to get the little car shiny again.
jlumba81 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Anyone use the Mother's powerball or something similar to polish their 7?
Dave W Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I use a small 2 1/2" Dia polishing pad on a 12V drill. The pad is made from hard felt and comes in a kit from Harbor Freight that uses velcro to attach it to a 1/4" arbor. I also use Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish which seem to hold a shine longer then most other polishes. Still takes about 30 to 40 minutes per side. But sure is faster then polishing by hand Dave W
Flibbie Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I have ALWAYS been so happy the USAF decided to quit polishing the a/c just about the time I went in. Polished a/c were a real SOB to work on. I think the polishing raised the temp. about 20-30 degrees, the glare gave you a headache and it was so easy to start sliding off. The best polished a/c I've ever seen was President Ike's. Closest I ever came to cleaning an a/c was using a push broom to sweep snow off the fuselage and wings of a B-52. So now you know why I had all my ali anodized. Jim
MHKflyer52 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I have ALWAYS been so happy the USAF decided to quit polishing the a/c just about the time I went in. Polished a/c were a real SOB to work on. I think the polishing raised the temp. about 20-30 degrees, the glare gave you a headache and it was so easy to start sliding off. The best polished a/c I've ever seen was President Ike's. Closest I ever came to cleaning an a/c was using a push broom to sweep snow off the fuselage and wings of a B-52. So now you know why I had all my ali anodized. Jim That is also one of the reasons I use a Green Scotch Brite Pad to keep my cars aluminum a dull luster and besides I am just plain LAZY and it hides those little imperfections that you cannot have if it is a super polished finish.
Ian7 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 That is also one of the reasons I use a Green Scotch Brite Pad to keep my cars aluminum a dull luster and besides I am just plain LAZY and it hides those little imperfections that you cannot have if it is a super polished finish. oh, I am in LOVE with this idea... any photos of the end result ???????
MHKflyer52 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 oh, I am in LOVE with this idea... any photos of the end result ??????? Here is a photo of my car and you can see it is dull.
BobDrye Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Martin: I like the look. I was reading today about the Beach Boys. After all of their car songs it appears that they didn't know anything about cars, and never went to the races.
Ian7 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 how hard to make it look uniform texture? how long to do first time? how often do you repeat? thx
athens7 Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 That is one beautiful plane, those guys clearly know what they are doing, and I am SO glad my car is painted!
slomove Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 But with polished aluminum you can get twice the exhaust at no additional cost:
scannon Posted May 12, 2009 Author Posted May 12, 2009 Martin: I like the look. I was reading today about the Beach Boys. After all of their car songs it appears that they didn't know anything about cars, and never went to the races. And only one of them was a surfer!
DeanG Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 I use a small 2 1/2" Dia polishing pad on a 12V drill. The pad is made from hard felt and comes in a kit from Harbor Freight that uses velcro to attach it to a 1/4" arbor. Dave W How about a part number. I like to polish the car when I get good results. The first polish took me days. Maybe 20 hours on the nose alone. I can't seem to get the haze out of the finish. It's driving me nuts.
Dave W Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Dean I can not find a part number for the polishing pad, But it can be found in the auto body repair section. The kit came with small sanding pads plus the polishing pad and was under $7. Dave W
Ian7 Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 ... first polish took me days. Maybe 20 hours on the nose alone... QUOTE] OMG !! I wish I had that much spare time to DRIVE the car.... :-)
Dave W Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I was out of town all week but this morning I found the polishing pad. It is HF item number 96203, 2" sanding pad kit. Hope that helps! Dave W
DeanG Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 Thanks. I'm getting ready for LOG. The mechanical should be complete today. The rest of the week is for polishing... = = = = = Paint is for Wimps = = = = =
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