Study the Perfect Polish instructions at :
http://www.perfectpolish.com/Using%20the%20Compounding%20Polisher.htm
Of the polishes you have, F7 is the most aggressive and is my favorite
to start with. If it doesn't work good I then graduate to a more
aggressive polish. But the more aggressive polishes put more deeper
scratches in the AL which you will then have to spend time removing in
the cyclo stage. I used F7 to compound a 58 PAcer that never had been
polished so it has worked for me.
Three tips.
1. Use the polish sparingly. Fingerprints spaced 4 inches apart. Too
much polish will lubicate the surface and not work right.
2. Use the slowest speed (500-1000 rpm) on your polisher. You said
sander but I hope it is a polisher . The label on the side should tell
you the RPMs. Slow is better. When the polish and the polisher work
right you will get bright metal in just a few seconds. The pull on the
polisher will almost throw you around when it works.
3. This should be the first tip .... ensure the trailer doe not have
clearcoat. Clearcoat severly impeds the polish process. To check for it
put some tootpaste (not gel) on a white rag and rub for a minute or so
on the Airstream skin. It the rag goes black you do not have clearcoat.
If its white, then you are polishing on clearcoat.iF you have clearcoat
then you have to use a pint stripper to get it all off first.
Have fun!
Herb
marclizer@earthlink.net wrote:
> How do folks!
>
> I've had my Airstream for a bit. I picked it up to use as a
> construction office. The only thing I have done so far is to deal
> with the split rims.
>
> I am not getting to tackling the heavy lifting.
> The interior is pretty much un modified, and I am fine with
> restoring and not renovating. There are two issues I am going to
> tackle first. Taking of the houspaint that was painted on the
> zolatone. I have that handled.
> The issue I want to get to is the exterior, and doing the polish.
> This way it will not look like an oxidized eyesore. At least do the
> first 2 steps and wait to do the true mirror.
>
> I have the Nuvite F7 C and S. I have a new 7 inch variable sander
> and used pnuematic Cyclo.
>
> I have done oddles of reading on polishing. They all refer to "If
> you have heavy, then start with this." And "If you have wada wads,
> use yada yada."
>
> But how does that apply to me. Here are the particulars. It is a
> 1957 Overlander. As best I can tell it has never had a plasticote
> applied. And as far as I can tell it has never been polished. But on
> the positive side, it was made in CA, and has been in the San
> Fernando Valley it's whole life. So no extreme weather toll.
>
> So here is my question. Is this Heavy oxidiation? Use F7? G6? G5.
>
> I just attacked an area with the F7, and just seems like it needs
> someting even stronger. Is this the case? Or do I just need to keep
> at it. again, and again, and again . . .?
>
> Thanks,
> Marc