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A J DeMarzo wrote: > But David! > Everyone should own at least ONE polished airplane in their lifetime. > Gives > you an appreciation for paint! Also, eventually those kids grow up and > realize they've been working fop slave wages all those years ;-) > Al > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "david abrams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 7:42 AM > Subject: RE: [COUPERS] Polish aluminum??? > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Rick, > > > > Do you have children you really want to give money to? If not, forget > > aluminum. My 'Coupe is polished with painted rudders. If I wax the > > rudders once a year they look great (6 years after I had them painted). > > If I polish the aluminum (about 15 to 20 hours to do the plane right) it > > last for a week before it is obviously not as mirror like and clearly is > > in need of redoing in a few months (and my plane is hangared). I > > usually try to hire airport kids to help but they are hard to find what > > with nintendo and all. > > > > It may look good but it is about ten times more work than paint (and > > that is for a plane that was never painted in the first place AFAIK) If > > you strip paint who knows what you will find. > > > > David Abrams > > http://ercoupe.com > > > > > > Rick Green wrote: > > > I > > > was wondering if anyone had any experience with stripping a painted > > > plane and polishing the aluminum. Would this be more expensive than a > > > re-paint job? How much effort is needed to keep a shine on the bird? > > > > A lot of effort!!! Craig > > 2623H__________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from this list please send > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. > > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
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