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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject: Rough cut

All-

     Having a heck of a time making  the first polish cut through the crud on my skins.

     I have G6, C, and S Nuvite, but  they don't cut it (Pun intended). I'm not worried about cleaning things up  afterwards, but can't find a rough enough grit for the first pass.

     I tried automotive polishing  compound (Dupont) and it's about the same as Nuvite C. Carlos, I know you do  everything with Mother's- is it "Rough enough" for a first pass? 

     I'm going to try Dupont  automotive rubbing compound tomorrow if no one has a better  suggestion.

 Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville,  Pa

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pmaxpmax(at)HOTMAIL.COM
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: Rough cut

You could try wet sanding with 1000 grit and 1500 grit sandpaper before going to Nuvite C and S.  Try it on a test piece.  It made my polishing go much quicker.



Phil Maxson

601XL/Corvair

Northwest New Jersey



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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: Rough cut

Good idea.

 Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:11 am Post subject: Rough cut

I have a small vintage Airstream trailer that I  restored a few years ago. I polished the entire trailer to a mirror finish with  Nuvite C and S. I probably should have used the G6 in some of the rough areas to  save time and arms, but I was able to cut through some very pitted and corroded  aluminum with the C. I learned to use it very sparingly as the instructions  state and work small areas  of about 2' x 2'. The Nuvite gets thicker  as you work it and seems to do most of the cutting at the end of it's  life as it gets drier. I continue working the area until the nuvite almost  disappears and you can start to see shinny aluminum. There is a lot of  information about polishing aluminum on any number of Vintage Airstream sites  like this one:   http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=3

 Gordon

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: Rough cut

Gordon-

     I have no trouble getting a  shine out of probably 95% of the surface area, just little pitted areas smaller  than a dime. These areas seem impervious to G6.

     As I said before, I only have a  couple of skins in this condition. When I first got my kit, I stood all the  skins against a basement wall in order I would be using them. The fuse side  skins were the ones against the wall. Even though my basement appeared dry and I  have a dehumidifier, the side skins still got some corrosion. 

     I probably wouldn't have this  trouble now if I would have "Rotated my stock".

                                                                     Bill

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smineart(at)mahaska.org
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:41 am Post subject: Rough Cut

I spoke with the rep for Nuvite at OSH, and he recommended  starting with the F-9 grit to work out the mill finish, that the finer grades  only fill the small scratches from the mill, rather than cutting them out.   Interestingly, he said that the non-clad alloys need more work to get to the  finished look, but then it is more durable than with clad.

 Steve Mineart

 zenvair 601xl

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: Rough cut

I've found that putting a bit of the material on my finger and rubbing it into the stubborn spots and then going over it with the buffer seems to help.



On Sep 30, 2006, at 9:14 AM, Bill Naumuk wrote:

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		  Gordon-

    I have no trouble getting a shine out of probably 95% of the surface area, just little pitted areas smaller than a dime. These areas seem impervious to G6.

    As I said before, I only have a couple of skins in this condition. When I first got my kit, I stood all the skins against a basement wall in order I would be using them. The fuse side skins were the ones against the wall. Even though my basement appeared dry and I have a dehumidifier, the side skins still got some corrosion.

    I probably wouldn't have this trouble now if I would have "Rotated my stock".

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Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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