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Old 01-01-2006 | 11:47 PM
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all great advise, thanks

docmanrich37;was all your labour manual or did you use a drill, orbitor, handbuffer?
A Very nice job!
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Old 01-02-2006 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by GoCiggie31
all great advise, thanks

docmanrich37;was all your labour manual or did you use a drill, orbitor, handbuffer?
A Very nice job!
I used a mini 3" d a.Plans are to polish the outside and top of trailer and then 2 coats of wax on it and thats about it.sounds easy.
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Old 01-02-2006 | 09:56 AM
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This may sound funny but has any one tried Easy Off oven cleaner. I'm a Welding Engineer and a colleague of mine who over see's the welding of the Ford GT frames (100 % aluminum) has to macro etches the weld samples. He uses Easy Off oven cleaner and he states that it makes the samples shine. It might be worth a shot at doing it under the bottom side just to see if it works. Spray it on and let sit for a bit, then wipe it off.
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Old 01-02-2006 | 05:59 PM
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Once you polish it there is a spray product from alcoa aluminum that will make that chrome look last alot longer. A great deal of work for a boat trailer, but you can't make the scene if your rides not clean . Do a search under yahoo for alcoa products. Good Luck
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Old 01-02-2006 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by docmanrich37
I used a mini 3" d a.Plans are to polish the outside and top of trailer and then 2 coats of wax on it and thats about it.sounds easy.
BS!!! Your just gonna write a check
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Old 01-02-2006 | 08:25 PM
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I used to use Magic Mix Aluminum Brightner on my Kenworth Tri-Axles. Used them on the Alcoa Aluminum Wheels and Dump Bodies. Worked pretty good.

http://www.valco-cp.com/Magic%20Mix.htm
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Old 01-02-2006 | 08:29 PM
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Yep, paint the new trailer with clear coat. Solves most problems I would think. Clear coated the bottom of our new WS6 car in 1996, still looks new!
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Old 01-02-2006 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by t500hps
BS!!! Your just gonna write a check
I'm broke after my bar tab from sat. night.lol
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Old 01-02-2006 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by docmanrich37
I'm broke after my bar tab from sat. night.lol
Yeah, me too
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Old 01-03-2006 | 06:19 AM
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http://www.aircraftfinishing.com/evershield.htm

It ain't cheap but it's amazing stuff
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