LettersFromFlyoverCountry
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Since I don't have any flying to do, and I finally fixed that big honkin' gap around the nose of the cowling that I've been meaning to get to, I spent a few hours today testing out the various techniques that we've been talking about on VAF and elsewhere wrt NuVite polishing.
As you know, the "Nuvite way" is F7 (orbital), C (orbital) and S (cyclo), but I wanted to see what would happen if I followed the Perfect Polish idea of using the cyclo with the same grade as the wool bonnet in an orbital machine before moving on to the next grade.
It's hard to say whether the results are worth the extra step BUT I like the results. I used a rewashed cotton fleece material with the cyclo machine after the F7 (orbital) and C (orbital), departing slightly from the Perfect Polish in that they didn't see a lot of use in using the cyclo machine with Grade C before moving on to Grade S.
I'm also trying to be more disciplined in using less polish, so that when using the cyclo machine, you don't have a single blanket of polish -- which, to me, is a sure sign you're using too much polish.
One thing I like about this method (even though you go through more cotton fleece), is it leaves MUCH less polish on the aluminum that you have to get off (I use mineral spirits) before moving on to the next grade.
I only did the forward components of the right wing, consisting also of the top of the fuel tank, but I'm going to try the process next back on the fuselage, which has gotten a tad cloudy since I started polishing the plane last November. I still have a slight hope that there's a way I can fly this thing over to Oshkosh for a couple of days (feeling much better the last four days).
Will report back.
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