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Polishing an aluminum hood
Hey guys,
I have to polish an aluminum hood and was just wondering if i have to follow the same process as with the rest of the car?
I'm using a makita 9227c
Thanks
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Super Member
Re: Polishing an aluminum hood
Nothing different on my aluminum Lac hood using my 9227C.
What products are you using?
VT
Originally Posted by glen e
....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!
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Re: Polishing an aluminum hood
It's actually a very good question. In this video, a detailer discusses how the material of the body affects how much you polish.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htsl7ICY8Nw]$1,000,000 Ferrari Restoration Detail - YouTube[/video]
He starts talking about it in depth at 8:40.
The entire video is worth watching, I think. Really great car.
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Super Member
Re: Polishing an aluminum hood
Are you, by any chance, detailing a Delorean?
{J/K}
Blackthorn One's above post is spot-on when it comes to polishing various painted-materials/substrates on vehicles.
-Not only is stamped-aluminum being used in place of stamped-steel (hoods, for example)...
But think of all of the different plastics/composites also being used.
-While weight reduction/better MPG may be some of the concerns for OEM's...
"Heat dissipation" while polishing, among other factors, are concerns of detailers.
I also agree…wholeheartedly…with Blackthorn One’s following assessment:
Originally Posted by Blackthorn One
It's actually a very good question.
I'll add: Thanks for asking!!
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Polishing an aluminum hood
Deloreans have brushed stainless bodies, not aluminum, FUNX. fyi. Perhaps you thought he thought DeLoreans were aluminum, though .
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Re: Polishing an aluminum hood
seeing this reminds me of my dad having his delorean in the 80s, and using fine steel wool to polish it.
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