Stupid bad road rash... Pics. Reccomendations??

[Stupidnoob]

I have some really really REALLY bad road rash on my 62 globetrotter.

I have started the polish job but I have been avoiding the front till I figure out what to do about it??

Any ideas to somehow save the panel??


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[Melody Ranch]

It will polish out....somewhat. Use an aggressive polish with a sisal wheel for the compounding. Then, work your way into a light polish and cycle for shine.

[Mixter]

Nuvite F9 and lots of pads, and lots of patience....

[Stupidnoob]

I have those treated wheels ingot from caswell plus a whole bunch of black compound for the tough stuff,

Was curious if it would have a decent effect, now I have a bit
Of hope.

Was wondering if light wetsanding would help??


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[Mixter]

I wouldnt wet sand yet. Try the wheel with the Black, and also try the Nuvite F9 with a wool buffer pad. I've had different parts of the AS respond differently, where one method works better than another for some reason.

[Stupidnoob]

I'll do that
Thanks a bunch for your insight

Hoping the black tarp burns come out too... We will see


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[Sodbust]

Its a hard call just by a picture.. Our Overlander had a bad case but yours looks ,,, well awful.

I used some 600 grit wet/dry paper with constant water flow by hand.. Then moved to 1200,, then 1600... Just went slow and careful.. After I had things leveled out then I got out the buffer wheel and started again with course, mid and never got too the fine yet. Ours looks good from the 20 yard distance..

Just do not use a lot of pressure.. Just float the paper over the area in a very small area first to test out the idea... Good luck...

I am thinking of a permanent guard to cover our front as we spend too much time on sand roads.. One draw back of country living. Sodbust

[Wingeezer]

That's a relief - when I read the title, I thought you were reporting a motorcycle accident!

Brian.

[ROBERT CROSS]

I stopped at 1200grit on our battery surrounds, wanted to get it as close to the rest of the trailer as possible.....


2000 grit on the lower unit.....


3000+ grit would get it pretty darn shinny.

PLENTY of water in both applications.

Finished both with Griot's metal polish.

Coated the L/U with Nyalic


Bob

[Stupidnoob]

Everybody had some sweet input I will try the bar first, fairly aggressively and see what happens.

If I have to wetsand I will again consult!


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[FreshAir]

Our PO used the trailer for hunting which means a lot of traveling over gravel roads. Snaps around the front tells me that he once had a 'bra' across the lower front. I'm sure the bra must have been easily destroyed from the machine gunning of gravel because the aluminum had a lot of rash. I worked gradually up to 3000 grit wet paper and removed much of the fine rash but the deep nicks remained. After sanding I used Nuvite starting with F7 all the way to S with my Cyclo buffer. I did not expect the deep nicks would be eliminated but the majority of the rash is gone and the shine overwhelms the remaining damage.

Neil

[J. Morgan]

I was able to get the front corners of my trailer shinny, but still there were hundreds of tiny dents on each side that bothered me.

I considered buying the covers that go over the edges, then I saw what they wanted for these sacrificial pieces.... Uhhh, no.

Thought about making the covers, but in the end I decided to use a two part bed liner...

Cheating the aluminum overlords?

Yea maybe, but I try to be practical.


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[shilgemann]

Has anyone tried the 3M Paint Defender clear spray on rock guard (or a similar product)? It looks like it should do the trick to prevent the sand/gravel pits on the front. The website says that it can be easily removed as well.

I'm going to pick some up once I get my Tradewind polished up.

3M Paint Defender Spray Film with synthetic wax - Sprayable Paint Protection Film, 90000 - 3M Auto

[Stupidnoob]

Anyone tackled tarp burn as bad as this??!?


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[Mixter]

How about these pics... This is only after F9. Still need to hit it again to knock it down some more and remove the swirl marks, but could really go crazy if I were so inclined to do F7, C & S for total mirror shine... not sure I will put that much more effort in in though- the badly corroded parts were just SOOO much work. Maybe over time I will just get it better and better each time, but I'm mainly looking for a constant sheen. I suppose keeping up the shine is a heck of alot easier than scrubbing off the old crap to begin with.

[airman805]

I have a brushed finished Bambi I want to wax any body and any suggestions on how to use it and what to use ?

[Stupidnoob]

First panel is going good
Except for these damn pits!!

I'm thinning about switching to the treated airway wheels, will this help?

I'm thinking because they are a lot tougher then the standard wheels, it will help the black bar cut stronger??


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[reinergirl]

Get the black polishing residue out of those pits and stand back a yard! You might be surprised.

I've done a lot of polishing, more than I care to admit! I have used the treated airway wheels but found them to leave marks that require even more polishing later, without much improvement. My rule of thumb is that if you can feel the scratch/ pit (with your eyes closed) when you run your hand over it, its not going to come out. You can make it better but it'll still be there.

You might want to experiment with light wet sanding with high count automotive sand paper. Like 800 to 1200

[Stupidnoob]

Ya that stuff I've already wetsanded with 1000 was thinking about going to 7-800 and trying it.

Those pits are well after I have cleaned it lol, mine had some really Really bad pits, all over

My plan is to hit with black/brown/white then nuvite for finish.
Pumped about starting but just bummed a bit about the pits


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[J. Morgan]

Unfortunately the amount you can polish out is limited by the thickness of the pure aluminum coating of the Al-Clad.

The best hope in many cases short of panel replacement is going to be a compromise.




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