#Rejex on polished aluminum how to#
#Rejex on polished aluminum series#

I hope to do the whole of that area back to the tail. If you look VERY carefully around the G in the photo you can see the line of slightly 'off' paint. My issues is where the cover stops and the exposed paint has been oxidised. Going to try to polish the aluminum under my cowling first to see how well I can manage the machine.

#Rejex on polished aluminum series#

They have a nice series of YouTube videos that walk you through the process. Bought a high end buffer and associated cleaning/polishing materials from Chemical Guys. On 10 April 2016 at 10:15 PM, Marauder said: I'm just about to embark on this adventure. Oh, I use an orbital polisher with wool pads and Nuvite to polish my spinner. Like I said, I'm a big geek with this stuff. The wax has washed out of all those little hairline scratches. Adding wax without polishing will last only until the next one or two rains or washes. Chemical guys also seem to have a good line ofВ products as noted above. Note, I have no affiliation with any of these manufacturers noted above. I hand apply with a micro fiber pad and hand remove with a micro fiber cloth. The best will have a cure time of about 24 hours per application. Lastly, there are a bazillion protectants out there. Hangar lights off when using the pen light is the best method. I occasionally will go to my hangar at night to finish the polish and spot check with a Rupes pen light for any hairline scratches. To see the sun reflect off the wing and see those hairline swirl marks screams failure to me.В There should not be any swirl marks. That seems to really get the shine out of the really soft paint. Lately, I have been playing with a final finish of just water and the black finishing pad with very light pressure.

#Rejex on polished aluminum how to#

By the way, AmmoNYC and Meguiars have great instructional videos on how to use a buffer and pads. After using 105, I then step up straight to the black finishing pad with Meguiars 205. The goal is to remove the least amount of paint in the polish process. If it is quite gone, you can go to a polishing compound or in some areas even rubbing compound. So, unless your paint is quite gone (chauky or big scratches), I would use no harder than Mequiars 105 with a micro fiber cutting pad (say a half to 0.25' cushion). Second, aircraft paint is very, very soft. It needs to be a random orbital buffer so as not eliminate the chance of burning the paint. Next,В get yourself a random orbital buffer. Clay baring and/or the use of dawn will remove all wax from the paint and a protectant will need to be applied later. I then use a clean bucket with whatever soap I'm using to clay bar the entire plane. If it does, I clean that last using simple green extreme and a micro fiber sponge that is only used for heavy cleaning. I assume the belly is not greasy nor has a lot of exhaust residue. Again, use the two bucket method with grit guards at the bottom of each bucket. If, it's beenВ awhile (at least a year), I will use dawn dish washing detergentВ to wash.В If it's a routine wash, I like Meguiars Gold Class soap and a wool wash mitt. I use the 2 bucket method (one bucket for soap, one for rinsing the wool mitt). I wash and polish my plane and all my cars routinely. So, I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to this stuff.