carusoam Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Check the spinner polishing thread for some products and experience... Not sure if there are any down sides to it. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Check the spinner polishing thread for some products and experience... Not sure if there are any down sides to it. Best regards, -a- California Gold! To do,the whole plane, I'd use both compounds and a power buffer. My spinner shine was restored with zero effort using just the purple, but it was already slick and shiny. The shine holds up well, too. I did one of the two mirrors on my car before it started raining; the one I polished is still shiny after six months outside, the other mirror is not. California Gold!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I am stripping mine and thinking about Polishing her for a nice shine, anyone done that before? Thought about it. Then stepped back once the buffer put a nice shine on the old paint. Now thinking about just stripping the leading edge and polishing. Very Jet like. I was noticing on the Airbus that I was on they went for a brushed aluminum look on the leading edge. Should be able to accomplish with some scotch brite pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildhorsesracing Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I checked the spinner thread and did order some of the California Gold. As soon as it gets here I'll try some and post pics. I am also thinking that the brushed aluminum look might be nice...(and maintenance free!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 So in the stripping process I read that they use alum foil tape to mark off things like the windows. Did you do this? Does the common Homer Dan foil tape work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 OH NO. That point when you realize the paint on your cool mooney was also used by AMC. As in AMC Pacer or AMC Gremlin year manuf name code sample 1975 AMC Green Apple H5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I am stripping mine and thinking about Polishing her for a nice shine, anyone done that before? I've seen some planes that were bare polished with a few accent stripes painted in a transparent pigment so the polished aluminum shows through the color and it looks beautiful and would suit a vintage Mooney exceptionally well IMHO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Variation on a theme, how would this look? Design a stripng scheme, polish under them really well. Mask them off and use scotchbrite to create a low-maintenance brushed look everywhere else. Remask and paint the polished stripes with just a clear topcoat, so they stay shiny. Two-tone bare aluminum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I think the swift people know things about polishing http://saginawwings.com/monty-answerman/polish.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I know how hard it is to keep my aluminum spinner shiny. I couldn't imagine doing a whole plane! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKlott Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I checked the spinner thread and did order some of the California Gold. As soon as it gets here I'll try some and post pics. I am also thinking that the brushed aluminum look might be nice...(and maintenance free!) I am going to miss the vintage paint scheme on "The Mooney Pit". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I know how hard it is to keep my aluminum spinner shiny. I couldn't imagine doing a whole plane! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk You haven't tried the magic purple juice! Mothers kept my spinner shiny for a couple of weeks, sitting in the hangar; now it stays shiny for months! Love it, love it, love it!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 OH NO. That point when you realize the paint on your cool mooney was also used by AMC. As in AMC Pacer or AMC Gremlin year manuf name code sample 1975 AMC Green Apple H5 Love it - Seeing that car - makes me think of Greg and Marsha Brady coming out of the house with with colorful shirts, bell bottom pants and big round sunglasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Love it - Seeing that car - makes me think of Greg and Marsha Brady coming out of the house with with colorful shirts, bell bottom pants and big round sunglasses. Makes me think of the automotive equivalent of one of Marauder's girls. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXB Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Makes me think of the automotive equivalent of one of Marauder's girls. I like the Gremlin aesthetics better, but gross weight is likely comparable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 You wonder what the Mooney Marketing Department was thinking of when they decided Antique Moss was a carpet they wanted to put in their planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildhorsesracing Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I tried the California Polish today - it does work miracles, as long as the aluminum underneath is scratch free. It will leave the scratches under the shine. Before http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/36840-before/ After http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/36841-after/ I tried polishing another area that had more scratches and it simply shined up the scratches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Abrasives are required to remove scratches. They leave smaller scratches behind. These must be removed with smaller abrasives . . . After two or three or eight abrasive iterations, each smaller than the one before, you end up with the very fine abrasive known as "polish." Due to very fine abrasive size in Polish, it will not affect scratches. If they are large, though, the polish may make the inside of the scratches shiny, too. Good luck! In a former life, I polished a lot of steel . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N33GG Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 OH NO. That point when you realize the paint on your cool mooney was also used by AMC. As in AMC Pacer or AMC Gremlin year manuf name code sample 1975 AMC Green Apple H5 Isn't that an AMC Pacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Isn't that an AMC Pacer? Yep. It's one of the few cars less attractive than a Gremlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 You ain't lived unless you owned a Matador... My wife had one in college. Would you believe someone actually stole it? And yep, unfortunately they found it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 S'better than the gray thing with the wrap-around rear window on the left edge . . . I'm guessing it was intentionally cropped to spare us the agony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Not cropped. Looks like a Barracuda. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 You ain't lived unless you owned a Matador... My wife had one in college. Would you believe someone actually stole it? And yep, unfortunately they found it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Look what they've done to my Car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Funny you mention the Córdoba. My Dad had a 1979. It was white with a tan vinyl roof on the back half. After he passed, some guy came up from Puerto Rico to buy it and ship it there! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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