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'74 Overlander (Rear Bed)
'77 20' Argosy MH (Looking for a new home)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
2006 GMC Sierra 5.3 V8
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281 w) www.balrgn.com www.balrgn.com/Airstream.htm
I thought something looked funny about the "before" Argosy! I have to say though, that the pictures of that finished Argosy are a HUGE inspiration for me..... now I'm thinking I just may go get some Nuvite, as that shine is just awesome!
Marc
The end caps were painted and it truly looked like a job well done. The question in my mind now is why would a respectable business post a misleading ad on their website?
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This is just a SWAG, but I bet they did not think to take before pictures of the 24 footer, I would bet they got the job to do the little Argosy based on the outcome of the polished one.
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WBCCI #5501 AIR # 49
"Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey." -- Fitzhugh Mullan
Wise men talk because they have someting to say; fools, because they have to say something. -- Plato
In politics, absurdity is not a handicap— Napoleon
and then look at the two pictures of him polishing on the bottom right.
Now what tool is he using to turn the buffing pad?
I know I can polish small aluminum parts much faster with my pedestal mounted Baldor buffer. But there is no way to get the Baldor buffer on the skin of an Airstream. Baldor motors turn at 3000 or so rpm I think.
Have you ever tried buffing like the guru? Notice he's put a 12" by 1" buffing wheel on the Dewalt polisher and is using it on the edge rather than putting the large flat surface against the aluminum. This would seem to give the same capability I have with my Baldor stand mounted buffer. It might thow the operator around I guess. If I ever let a piece of automotive stainless present an edge to the wheel it goes flying before you can recover.
I have not - I use wool pads - I saw his buffing wheel - he really gets a nice job out of it. The DeWalt goes from 1000 - 3000 rpm if that helps - I usually stay at 1000
I noticed that he mentions an acid bath as one of the steps involved in polishing. I remember Andy at Inland mentioning that it was a bad idea to use acid. I also noticed that Andy also no longer plugs him on the Inland website.
I wonder what kind of a job having 2 or three of those 12" wheels on the buffer together would do? Hmm.... the hamster's on the wheel now....
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Cheers, Dave
"Finish." AIR #4188 1994 34' Limited / 2002 Chevy 3500 CC 4x4 D/A Equal-i-zer Hitch / Jordan Ultima 2020
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