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Jeff, with me it's a question of preference and
labor or money. One thing that sets the vintage trailers apart is the aluminum
that will take a polish. If I didn't have or didn't want to spend the money on
having my unit polished professionally I would leave it alone. If I were
physically unable or unwilling to polish it myself, I'd leave it unpolished
and oxidized. I'm still on the oxidized and clear coat flaking off side of my
restoration project but I'm planning to polish it myself. It's a
good excuse to buy more power tools and learn a new restoration technique.
And unlike the desirable patina on a Tiffany lamp, I believe a polish job would
increase the value of a vintage trailer for most buyers. Polishing increases
it's value to me and my appreciation of it. But it's a personal preference.
Others will have different ideas.
Jim Greene
still grungy ' 68 Tradewind
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