What I have learned about polishing an Airstream.

Airstream renovation

[@samuelsmith5773]

You start from the bottom, working your way up. Wheels throw compound upwards; you overlap each run, using the black compound line to lubricate the wheel. When the black line disappears, time to rake the wheel and apply more compound. Wipe with mineral spirits before switching to a finer wheel/compound combo.

[@onebadmac]

Thank you for the advice. That trailer blew away in a storm. I now have a 1988 Airstream Excella. The person I bought it from painted it. A bad job at that. So I will be stripping it to polish it. Do you have any videos I could watch.

[@Stevie6636]

You may of been better off using the grinder with the wool buffers and using the Nu-Shine 2step process and the machine should not exceed 1000rpm. Being that the aluminium is extremely delicate. I must say that your Airstream is definitely in much better condition then my 1958 Australian Airstream.

[@samuelsmith5773]

You know what’s worse than tool noise? That crappy music and videoing your back. Yes: turn off the sound if you want [although we can mute it]; and place your camera on a tripod to your side….don’t stand in front of it. After you said, you should begin with Tripoli [brown compound] and the appropriate wheel; by going straight from 220 grit sandpaper to blue wheel with blue compound is not right. It’s like using 220 grit sandpaper on a rough piece of wood.

[@markhutchinson8474]

In the compound you have is probably the worst compound known to man you're something a lot more expensive like Manzana 439t

[@onebadmac]

Thank you. Just looked it up on Amazon. I made that video a while back. I am still trying to get the the first layer of crud off. Other things have come up. And one hot Texas summer has not helped.

[@markhutchinson8474]

@@onebadmac you're shitting me I can send one and cut and color one in three days

[@markhutchinson8474]

@@onebadmac and you're going to need a little bit more than an 8-in wheel bud if I were you personally I would call Highway shine and I would order three or four Keystone yellow Buffs and two white treated Buffs

[@onebadmac]

@@markhutchinson8474 Yup I noticed that I had some 8in wheels. I have 10in one's now. Don't ware out as fast. I will look at those when I use up the Airways that I have. Again. Thank you.

[@markhutchinson8474]

@@onebadmac were you from buddy

[@markhutchinson8474]

You need to learn how to keep your passes about a 16th of an inch

[@onebadmac]

I will work on that. Thanks for the comment.

[@markhutchinson8474]

@@onebadmac hit me up on Facebook buddy

[@onebadmac]

@@markhutchinson8474 Need a little more to go on. There are a bunch of y'all.

[@markhutchinson8474]

@@onebadmac well I own a polishing company called brighter reflections