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Old 07-15-2010, 07:53 PM   #21
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Steer Fat

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share away.
((also in cocoa butter but more $$ and in texas it's gonna be STEER fat)
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That's right. Even our women folk lather up in steer fat when sun bathin' here in Texas, unless they're Heifers in which case they don't need the additional rub. Cocoa butter is for sissies or Alpaca "ranchers".
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Old 07-15-2010, 09:49 PM   #22
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Don't know if this is to coarse, but it's not steel wool. It's Bronze.

Bronze Wool - Pads and Reels - Grades:Fine - Medium - Coarse

How to clean aluminum window frames using bronze.

http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/d...7/d02ho158.htm

Again, have not done, don't know if it will work.
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Old 07-16-2010, 05:00 PM   #23
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When it cools off here and the time is right- I will try the 3M compound and THEN will try a small 6 dollar bottle of 'Gel Gloss' ...I did a small 'quickie' spot outside with just the Gel Gloss using white cotton polish pads--and sure -nough, it brought up oxidation with it, so I was surprized at that...but I had not used the compound first so I will try that. Gel Gloss has the canoba wax it it but I want to make sure the surface has been ridded of micro scratches etc. One day when this heat wave disperses - I will do a photo shoot and show what I got.
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Old 07-16-2010, 05:14 PM   #24
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hi red'

gel gloss is a fine wax for some things.

the problem with many POLISHING products is the use of the term POLISH.

by definition POLISHING removes at least SOME material (metal, paint, coatings) from the surface...

and REAL POLISHES all remove stuff...

but MANY companies making waxes, coatings, shin-ers and so on...

call their STUFF polish.

when it really isn't a polish.
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back to gel gloss...

this stuff was DEVELOPED for use on the GEL COAT of fiberglass things.

it was not intended for bare naked metals.
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a/s RECOMMENDS gel gloss for the SHOWER STALL (fiberglass with a gel coating) and CORIAN counter tops...

i have used it on both and it works fine as a cleaner/shiner/wax coater on these SOFT plastic surfaces...

but for ANY REAL scratches in the corian it is INADEQUATE.

because it's really a cleaner/wax not a polish...

does that make sense ?

now it DOES have chemicals in it which WILL lift some oxidation on metals...

just like it CLEANS those metals a bit...

but it will NOT polish aluminum.

the PAD used to apply it (and yer arm pressure) is more abrasive than the stuff in the bottle.
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again i LIKE gel gloss because it IS NOT a polish, and IS very gentile on GEL COATED fiberglass or plastic based corian.

and there are LOTS of products that work just like it (blue magic plastic/metal polish is an example)...

but are NOT truly metal polishes...

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Old 07-16-2010, 05:49 PM   #25
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I am here to tell you.....

There is NO EASY WAY.

I know you want it. but.....there is no easy way.

You have to remove the clear coat. PERIOD!
You have to compound it...remove the top layer of corrosion ...severe or not.
You have to polish, abrade, the remaining surface.
A chemical "polish" will give a shine. Polish? NOT!

Gravel in a bottle...YES. Truck box...NO. Nuvite...YES. Brasso...NO. ETC., ETC. Sorry, but that's the way it is.
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:30 PM   #26
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I'm beginning to think that we should treat our AS like I treat my skin and hair: au naturale! No make-up or hair color! She's old, so am I. We should be proud to LOOK it!

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Old 07-16-2010, 08:04 PM   #27
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Some people think there is only one way.

Some people are willing to challenge that and try a different way.

This thread is all about experimentation. The original poster may find this way doesn't work as well as expected. Or, he may find that there really is more than one way.

I'll go ahead and wait, and observe, to see what happens.
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:12 PM   #28
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I suppose the Rouge Stick method of polishing doesn't work either.
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:18 PM   #29
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My problem with steel wool on aluminum is that very tiny particles of steel actually embed in the aluminum surface and will naturally rust. Irrespective of apparently excellent results, on principle, steel wool on aluminum's gotta be a bad practice.
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Old 07-18-2010, 06:03 AM   #30
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I found a super easy way to polish an Airstream. The process is very clean and a 26 foot trailer is easily polished in a few days. The first step is to hook on to the trailer. Next you tow it to 1st Impressions Polishing and Detailing in Hanover PA. Third you fork over $60/foot to polish it( $75 if it needs to be stripped also). Very painless, even on the wallet.
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Old 07-19-2010, 01:25 PM   #31
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wow

beautiful results! I love the photo of the other Airstream in the grassy field. If I achieve half that reflection I'll be jumping up and down! (mine looks like the oxidized one in the last photo...)
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Old 07-20-2010, 02:49 PM   #32
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Old 07-20-2010, 03:13 PM   #33
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Polishing IS a real sweaty workout- and dirty too. But right now it's too hot over here to polish...It is so hot outside right now, that I am imagining that this is what the passengers of the shuttle feel like during re-entry. You can just feel that heat bouncing off the trailer ha! ...and this polishing business can almost sound like a bunch of chefs in a kitchen making the same dish.
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Old 07-20-2010, 04:24 PM   #34
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I quit when the temp hit 97 which is a 106 in Texas.Left one of my red bars out and it promptly melted !Doing some of the other thousand jobs needed.It is nice to polish detail parts inside in the air conditioning.
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Old 08-06-2010, 09:55 AM   #35
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Hey SpaceEgg -- Have you had a chance to try Gord's on the exterior yet?? Anxiously awaiting your results.....!
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new thread for exterior work

Thanks for asking about the progress. Since I find it annoying to sift through threads that are longer than 3 pages, I started a fresh link. Happy to answer any questions...

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f441...tml#post880988
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