Polishing Aluminium Caravans

[@danielfar1564]

Hey Steve nice job

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks

[@666Tagada]

Great video...Cheers!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Peter, hope it helps you out ;-)

[@cassiellightman]

vintage style, no doubt about it. thanks for the video.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

You're very welcome :-)

[@Juliaronan]

Nice job! Looks like A LOT of work!!!

[@cassiellightman]

it's a lot of work, hey charge 100 bucks ateast per line foot.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Ha, we don't charge that as we only polish our own.

[@jimmyontharoof]

How often do you change the mop and do you use a different mop for each color of compound?cheers!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

I keep a seperate mop for each colour and clean them with a 'rake' (like a stiff wire brush) and keep using them till the wear out.

[@jimmyontharoof]

@Vintage Restorations Australia thanks for the tips.. about to start on a 74 oxford crusader

[@danielfar1564]

Hi Steve I’m finding hard to find the polishing weels I’ve got a 20 foot pmg van with the artilated front weels it was a shower block

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Most metals shops carry them, if all else fails try bunnings

[@kimberleyford5208]

Hi where can we source all of those products please

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

I order online as we live in a regional area.

[@pradolover]

Any reason you couldn't do this on an alloy bullbar?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

No

[@Stevie6636]

🍃😜🍃Nice! So for something that size we’re looking at around 150 /200 hrs. Shit! Got my work cut out when that day arrives..

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Given we have polished over a dozen, we are pretty fast at it :-)

[@chadfarneti]

What is the purple polish?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

it is actually a product called "Purple Polish" it is a fine cutting compound like car polish but specifically for alumimium.

[@rocknroll1950]

clear coat once polished?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

No just a light hand polish once a year with the purple polish. The clear coats are very hard to remove when they start to break down.

[@cassiellightman]

that's aluminum, not paint. only paint has a clear coat.

[@kevinorawe4599]

Cassiel Ligthman Not true, early Airstreams have clear coat that develops a white worm-like “stain” over time.

[@عادلالفتلاويالفتلاوي]

بدي سلفرادو مشاهد

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Don't we all :-)

[@barrybarry5803]

12 weeks later...

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

You're not doing it right if it took 12 weeks Barry

[@barrybarry5803]

@@VintageRestorationsAustralia ~ My sarcastic humour!... but i have done several alloy car rims in the past and it's a lot of elbow grease breaking through the dull!!!