[VAC] Re: Polishing Aluminum Tanks

["My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxx>]

Rik,,
It's funny that most of the beautiful Airstream restorations have a shiny
set of aluminum tanks up front.  The list used to even talk about how to get
that high sheen onto the LP tanks.  What's changed?!

I believe we are now firmly in a new age where fear of litigation dominates
all activity.  Call it convenience, call it fear, call it greed . . . most
businesses now prescribe to the politics of insurance.  How many times per
week do we hear this or that mechanic or merchant tell us that they no
longer perform some service because they can't get the insurance.  (Trailer
hitches are an example)

Naturally the American Gas Association is going to prescribe every measure
they can think of, to cover their behinds.

Why not do a test polish on the under side of your tank by hand sanding with
your 400 grit paper.  If it appears to you to be too much work, than leave
it alone.  On the other hand, if it comes lustrous than you know what to do.
I'm not worried about telling you this because I have nothing to be sued
over.  They took all my stuff years ago.  Then I saw the light shining off
those beautiful LP Gas cylinders :(

Bob Kiger  http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari - Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA