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My first warbird ride was a result of lending a hand polishing a
BT-13. If I were still close to ANE I'd be happy to drop by. :-D Sadly, I'm nowhere near these days. The Blaine AvDays show is a good time. Wear comfy walking shoes, though... There's a cream called FLITZ imported from Germany. It's got potassium in it. Apparently oxygen bonds with potassium better than it does with aluminum (or nearly any other metal - FLITZ is a all- purpose polisher). FLITZ steals the oxygen from the AlO and leaves a black residue on top of the shiny, shiny bare aluminum. To get the potassium oxide off, you sprinkle baking soda (buy several BIG boxes at Sam's Club) generously over the surface. Then do the "wax-on, wax-off" thing with many, many rags. (Baking soda is a very mild abrasive as well as being absorbent.) Result: screaming shoulders and bright shiny metal. On May 8, 3:22 pm, "Montblack" Y4_NOT!... wrote: http://www.ionaircraft.com/Toucan.jpg The GREEN (aluminum) parts need polishing. What's a good 1-2-3-4-5.... step process for polishing up the aluminum wings - for OSH? http://www.ionaircraft.com/engineering.html This will be my first time doing this, so don't skimp on the details please. Thanks in advance. Montblack Double (TIA) if you swing by ANE and give me a hand. g http://www.airnav.com/airport/ANE (ANE) Anoka County-Blaine Airport, MN http://skyvector.com/#20-117-3-1525-583 16NM (north) @ 12 o'clock on the MSP Sectional |
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