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05-13-2012, 04:58 AM
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Rivet Master 
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Thanks for the info Mary!
Thanks Ultradog!
Not done much the last few months as I have had a lot of distractions with other priorities, but I have to move my Airstream in the coming month, so found time to get the tail lamps put back in.
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05-13-2012, 06:15 PM
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vintage travelers
1972 31' Sovereign
Johnson City
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Your looking good I would cut with Brown bar, a nice air-wheel (vented wheel) than go to green with a cotton wheel to remove the marks from compounding than S grade nuvite you will see great results This is the system I use on all my customers trailers I have done a lot of them with good results doing 3 right now a 33 foot , 29 foot and 24foot. and this is a way proven to get outstanding results clean up between passes is what you need to do to get ride of fog. Sean
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05-13-2012, 06:24 PM
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Ajo
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::::Wonders how long he can read these polishing posts before going for it himself:::: 
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05-22-2012, 02:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Steady yourself Mike!
Ok, so time for an update...
Just did a major Battery tray upgrade...
From this rusty mess with 1 Chassis Battery and 2 group 27 House batteries...
Thru a full chop, widen, and drop...
Now I could get 8 x Golfcart 6V's in there...
Strip...
And Polished!
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05-22-2012, 07:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
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And now...
The back story...
Just for fun, I did an experiment with polishing on the battery tray skin...
I have tried/used two methods on my M/H so far...
Variable speed HF buffer mounted with:
1/ Wool Pad, Nuvite G6 followed with Nuvite A(Fine)
2/ Extension shaft, fitted with Vented Pad, with Black Bar, followed with White Bar..
The experiment...
Use method 2 Vented Pad, with Black Bar on half the tray until it is all done... LH side of tray..
Timed... 11 mins.
Other Half, using method 1, Wool Pad with G6...
Timed at 8 mins.
Now it gets interesting...
Hit the RH side of the skin with a fresh wool pad and Nuvite A, and the LH side with a fresh pad and White bar...
Here is a close-up of the difference...
I think you can see from the pic the difference in depth of shine...
The Wool pad and Nuvite was ALSO faster.
Now, there are places that the wool pad struggles with, like along seams and window frames, so you need both, but for me, its clear what works better and faster!
I ended up going over the whole thing with G6, then A, then finishing with Blue Magic to even it out.
Ended looking like this...
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05-25-2012, 07:22 AM
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Folsom
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Wow! thanks for adding the pictures too! Pictures say a thousand words. I'm sold!
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05-25-2012, 10:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Thanks!
Love Pictures, and I am a very visual person, so I am glad others do too.
Can you all see the difference between the 2 methods/sides in the pictures?
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05-27-2012, 11:10 AM
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The pics are not that perfect on this laptop???
So are you saying Nuvite A with wool was better?
Also what is Blue Magic, and how is it used?
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05-27-2012, 11:33 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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From what I could see, in a straight comparison...
The Nuvite G6 on the wool pad was faster, and gave a better finish than the Vented Buff with the Black Bar.
This pic shows it well..
Having said that, the Nuvite is VERY expensive.... I guess it comes down to Time Vs Money...
I will be using a combo of the two...
Bue Magic is a very mild polish and wax...
I used it to remove the haze and add a little protection, but the visual difference was minimal.
http://bluemagicusa.com/index.php/bl...ish_cream_jar/
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05-27-2012, 12:00 PM
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In between using different grades of compound or wheels did you clean the surface with mineral spirits or anything?
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05-27-2012, 10:10 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LI Pets
In between using different grades of compound or wheels did you clean the surface with mineral spirits or anything?
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Brake cleaner on a paper towel...
Tried other things, and found this worked for me.
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05-27-2012, 11:51 PM
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1992 29' Excella
1987 32' Excella
Morrilton
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Wow, beautiful job.
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2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins HD 1987 Excella 32'
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05-29-2012, 06:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keyair
Brake cleaner on a paper towel...
Tried other things, and found this worked for me.
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yes tried it, cleaned it quick
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06-02-2012, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Modded battery tray is back in, and motorhome is drivable again...
The two best views of progress..
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06-02-2012, 08:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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06-04-2012, 05:48 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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06-05-2012, 09:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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06-05-2012, 09:39 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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A quick walk around Video...
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06-05-2012, 10:15 PM
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Get a clean wool pad with corn starch and get the swirls out, it will look super.
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06-05-2012, 10:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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The evening sunshine makes it look worse than it is, but please tell me how to do that???
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