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20 screaming polishers, 50 pounds of polish, 600+ man hours
This is a cool story. I don't want to get into a handshake contest with any of these guys.
20 screaming polishers, 50 pounds of polish, 600+ man hours...... - Autopia.org
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Looks great but how long would it stay like that?
I read some of the thread but there was no mention of preserving the shine. Surely they would coat it with something after all that work.
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04-13-2010, 06:17 AM
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I know of several products specifically for exposed / polished metal that is wiped on by hand. Preserves the finish for up to a year......not sure if this was done or would be appropriate for aircraft (drag?)
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I wonder what that would do to the weight of the plane. I have heard that commercial jets are very affected by the paint applied and the cleanliness of the airframe.
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I wonder if it flies faster now, kind of like when you wax a boat??
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04-13-2010, 11:15 AM
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That plane will blind you in the sun!
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oh Polish ... not Polish...
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Beautiful work.
If you keep it up, it stays nice. If you let it go and do nothing then its hire these guys all over again!
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04-13-2010, 11:58 AM
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Machine polishing....do it by hand guys...OK we only did it on the smaller aircraft.
 Looks great and if it stays indoors and is maintained then it lasts a while... but fly her and a bit of weather and it all goes dull again (and far better for the airframe it is too..) But it doesn't look as good. Polish them too much and you wear them away...sad but true... 
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Pretty cool. Anyone know why the mission marks (stenciled bombs) have been removed from the side of the fuselage? You can still see the faint silhouettes in a couple of the pics. Seems like if you were preserving such a historical aircraft, you would have left them intact.
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Three polished airplanes showed up for breakfast last Saturday- A Luscombe, an Ercoupe, and a Cessna 170. All of them with just the right amount of red trim, all of them absolutely gorgeous.
I love a polished airplane, but I will never own one. I'd rather fly than polish! Enough upkeep just to keep my polished spinner looking good. The rest of my airplane stays painted. |
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Just one little rainstorm it will look bad. All the black residue (polish) hiding under the rivet heads will come out and streak like hell. Back in the day..We had a T33A used for a chase plane at Brookley AFB in Alabama, very dedicated SSGT crew chief polished it to death only to have it come back off mission lookin like hell if the college boy pilots got it wet in a thunder boomer somewhere. Looks good but lotsa work that don't last long.
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Our 1965 Cessna 206 is a work truck. It has a patina if you want to be polite. We just recently upgraded the 45 year old transponder. It ain't pretty but it is well maintained. The mechanic says it his favorite airplane to work on.
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Polish My Bird
When I first got my license, I bought a bare Al Luscombe. Sure the Alclad was all faded and cloudy - yes I spent a TON of time polishing that bird - BY HAND! By the end of the summer, my right arm muscles were much larger than my left.
And that is filthy work. They look great when polished, but are a ***** to maintain. And inevitably, every time I would spiff her up for a fly-in, some a-hole would come by put his/her hand somewhere on the plane. Finger prints instantly start the "corrosion" process.I would finish and have to start all over again... I vowed to never own a polished Al airplane again.
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