My weekend polish progress

[kitycatalina]

Just started the compounding/Nuvite step this weekend. Boy, am I going to have Popeye forearms by the time I'm done!

[azflycaster]

Great start! You are now past the point of no return . Keep up the good work and keep us updated...

[bill benton]

Nice start. There's no going back now. Keep us posted.

[Darol Ingalls]

I've just finished polishing my '65 Tradewind using the Nuvite products. You will be pleased with your results. A trick I learned late in the process is to use an electric finishing pad sander with T-shirt material to do the final "S" grade polish. This will help remove any swirls left by the larger buffer. Takes a while but the tool is much lighter! It's looking like my next polish project is going to be a '56 Overlander. I'm wondering if they used the same grade of aluminum in the '50s as the '60s. From your photos, the polish seems to work about the same.

[3Ms75Argosy]

Darol - are you talking about a palm sander (I have a rectangular Mikata that I have in mind)? Do you use just one layer of t-shirt material, or do you double it up?
This might be the ticket for me out of getting a cyclo!
Marc

[CaptainJones]

It's looking good. I started this winter working on mine when we had pretty days. Only made it around the trailer up to the windows so far, but spring is comming!

[72Blazerod]

Kitycatalina,

Looks great!

Darol,

I would also like to know if you meant a square palm sander? I have a great Dewalt here and I want to polish!

Rod

[kitycatalina]

Echoing the sander question. I've got one sitting in the shed.

[53flyingcloud]

You might ask the moderator to merge your two threads into one.