I figure stripping and polishing is a whole lot cheaper than reapplying the clear coat. Polishing is a lot of messy work for sure. The trailer will look good when done.
Every episode of morning dew, rain storm, bird splat, leaf fall, bug splat, etc, will leave a spot or stain on your newly polished Airstream. Your finely polished trailer will have all kinds of flaws soon after you are done unless you leave it in the museum.
A 20 hour once around light polish with the cyclo every year or two does remove the stains. The more you polish, the more you "close the pores" in the aluminum making it harder to stain. But it will spot and stain anyways.
So you must resign yourself that your Airstream looks pooly with "male pattern baldness" as the old clearcoat wears and fades off. It will look better polished, but it won't be perfect.
David
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