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Any polished Mooneys out there?

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Evan Amaya
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Here is another polished Mooney to add to the list.  Just finished a three month annual/avionics upgrade.  1968 M20F turbo normalized.

Wildhorsesracing
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Took her flying surfaces over to get balanced today - it was a gorgeous day so I pulled her out in the sun...

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Well it's been over a year and a half since I polished her and finally decided she was looking fairly dull.  You can see the difference in the one picture of before and after polishing. Time for

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Search N64400, it's a polished Comanche with paint only in a few areas. It's a Herculean task but can be done. Try California purple metal polish, it works quite well.

Clarence

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All you need is various gtits of Nuvite and a cyclo polisher, oh, and old clothes and time. Once you get it looking good you can stay Nuvite fine or use Mother's aluminum polish for touchup.

My RV was unpainted, so not as big a job as a strip/polish but it turned out nice - I'll fly it up sometime and check your progress.

BTW I got that cowl closure installed - that and some baffling work and new Lord mounts has mine running under 400 now except in initial climb. Have fun - there's a black and polished Mooney floating around somewhere.

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What does one do when they are 90% finished polishing the aluminum and find a dent filled with Bondo.

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Hank Grand Master

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I've used Mothers. Then bought Gold.

Anyone want 3/4 can of Mothers? Gold is one fourth the effort and much less time.

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What does one do when they are 90% finished polishing the aluminum and find a dent filled with Bondo.

If the dent is on the cowl, try nose art. If it's on the wing, add some of these.

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Started some serious polishing, need to do some more light sanding to finish cleaning areas the stripper didn't reach/remove so well.

 

 
 
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Started some serious polishing, need to do some more light sanding to finish cleaning areas the stripper didn't reach/remove so well.

My elbows are sore just looking at those pictures!

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That's really cool.

 

Is there any kind of clear coat one could apply to protect the surface but still reveal the shiny metal?

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There is the option of clear coating a polished airframe. The risk is, as many have found, that over time the clear can begin to yellow out a little. Not as noticable with color under it but it really hurts the polished look.

Leave it bare, touch up as needed and devote a weekend to a full polish each year or so and it will hold the shine well, if primarily hangared, of course.

One other thing I would consider is painting the belly, underside of wings, and leading edges. They (esp. leading edges) require more regular cleaning; wiping down painted surfaces is easier than cleaning and touching up the polish. As to the belly and underside of wings, silver paint looks just as nice from 20 feet away, and with much less initial effort.

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The only thing I polished in my life were my Army boots and that was a lot of work. Can't imagine doing a whole Mooney. My admiration for those on this endeavor 

 

José

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