Harry,
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> Dave,
>
> After polishing, preparation for painting a clear coating seems proper
to
> me...to keep it shiny....without the 3 times /year polishing.
I tried waxing, but that seems to take away a lot of the
shine.
> I wish my coupe was shiny.
In central California, the constant sunshine and high
temperatures in the summer actually make some of the shiny
surfaces quite a nuisance. The sun reflections really heat
the cockpit.
> only after the cladding is cleaned off (to
> make the surface suitable to hold paint), does the oxidation occur, and
> requires constant polishing.
While you would clean the cladding for painting, you would
not remove it, so I believe there should be little oxidation
until you get down to the alloy underneath.
> I guess that, finally the cladding does wear
> off, requiring polishing, too.
Susan Dawson says so and I have no reason to doubt that.
The pure aluminum cladding is soft, and it isn't too thick.
The alloy underneath is much harder, but more susceptible to
corrosion.
David Smoler | __ | San Jose, CA
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