Polishing Aluminum

The mid-section of the skin had been painted....who-knows-how-long-ago....and was speckled, chipped, and oxidized.

For this section, we followed these steps:

1. First pass with 0000 steel wool soaked in WD-40.
2. Two passes with Nuvite Nu-Shine II grade G6 (very coarse; breaks down oxidation)
3. One pass with Nuvite Nu-Shine grade S (very fine)

This close-up of a front piece shows the aluminum polished (only one pass at this point) and also shows the speckled condition that we started with.

Here's the curb-side on Day 1.

Curb-side after a little elbow grease.

Street-side on Day 1.

Street-side after polishing.