Glider Hard Waxing 101 - Transforming a Libelle

[@lotophagi711]

Did my ASW19 a few times. Scary at first but works a treat. In the end just did an annual polish with silicone free fiberglass boat polish.

[@PureGlide]

"Ma Key Ta". I have one, it's brilliant, worth every penny. Lesser polishers slow down when pressure is applied. Not the Makita...

[@TheSoaringChannel]

9:30 - you can see the damage you've caused. The gelcoat will fog over and if you keep going, you'll burn right through the paint into the fiberglass itself. If you overheat it - there's a chance you can create giant cracks from thermal expansion. In addition - be careful of the heat that can be applied to ailerons and control surfaces such as the spoiler hat. There's WAY less surface area to share the thermal load and you'll overheat the gelcoat.

[@bruceyv83]

Newish to gliding, but not to car detailing. I find the terms for polish and wax a bit confused with the car world. With cars to use a polish or cutting compound to remove fine scratches etc and use a wax to then protect that newly cut surface, but here the wax does the cutting and the polish is to protect?

[@Navboys_ltd]

The wax in this case is a hardwax which is an abrasive. Usually with cars the wax is used as a sealant and a polish is used as an abrasive. We find it confusing too

[@ryanmillen5048]

#BeMoreRoss

[@WingItcloud]

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