Polish Aircraft Aluminum Mirror Finish

Also safe for use on aircraft paint for removing heavy oxidation and stains.

Polish aircraft aluminum mirror finish.

Skai metal polish for brightwork. When i turned my tardis model into an infinity box i used some pieces of polished aluminum for some of my mirrors. Well polished aluminum can look like chrome but it takes time effort and patience to get the glossy mirror finish. Video tutorial on how to polish aluminum with a mirror finish.

The most important thing to keep in mind when polishing aluminum is that the smoother you get the surface the more mirror like it will be when you are finished. All the links. Used for polishing aircraft leading edges spinners engine inlets thrust reversers and bare aluminum skins. The key to the polishing step is to find the grain of the aluminum and to apply the aircraft metal polish in the direction of that grain.

Applying your aircraft polish. To clean it and make it shine they apply a generous amount of aluminum polish polishing the metal until it s as shiny as a bald eagle s scalp. Polish aluminum sheet metal to mirror finish. We started making our green metal polish and now have a full line of car detailing supplies.

Another good tip is to always use 100 cotton cloths. In this video we sand and polish an aluminum sheet from 220 grit all the way to 5000 grit sandpaper then polish using gord s aluminum polish. In our last polishing video jenny our expert mold maker polished the hacksmith lightsaber with stones and sandpaper. You will need to work methodically to get this shiny finish.

As an example i am using a piece of aluminum square stock but i have used this method many times before on valve covers other aluminum engine components motorcycle parts throttle bodies carburetors and wheels. But to take the saber to a mirror fin. Welcome to mirror finish polishes. I polished that aluminum myself but i didn t polish the whole sheet to a mirror finish.

Skai metal polish is designed to polish and restore aluminum or stainless steel to a mirror image. Our company started as most do out of our garage. Sanding with 5 000 grit sandpaper finalizes the mirror finish on the aluminum sheet. In the picture you can see the other side of.