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Originally Posted by Dantilla
Polished aluminum airplanes, and wood boats.
I love them both, but will never own either, as I don't want to work that hard to maintain the fantabulicious finish.
The polished spinner on the Bonanza is enough.
Likewise, I have a boat with three small teak strips near the transom.
Wiping the teak once a year with teak oil on a paper towel is enough woodwork.
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So very true…. I have a relative who built an RV-4 that was fully polished to a mirror finish. After he melted his third canopy ( sun’s focal point being 3” below the top of the canopy) due to the reflection from the wings on hot summer days, he painted it.
Luckily, the spinner is the only shinny part on the plane. Kinda wanted it to bling. I did the same thing after striping the paint off of our 150’s spinner.
The 150’s spinner had three layers of blue paint that was chipped so I decided to give it a go. Worse case, I could re shoot it. It turned out well and I liked the contrast. Sold her a year ago August.
Sitting in the work hangar
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