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Posted By: John F.
Date: Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 6:47 a.m.

In Response To: Re: ?? continuded (Capt Patrick McCrary)

Charlie-

I started to do what you're doing last year, following Capt. Pat's instructions, and wound up a little different...

I stripped the paint, and sanded to 180, and liked how the bare aluminum looked. So, I wet/dry sanded to 320 or 400, which took most of the swirl marks out, and then put a polishing wheel on my drill and polished with the darker stick of polish (the one that cuts the most).

The rail polished up pretty nicely, and I haven't done anything since and it looks pretty much the same--no ongoing maintenance problem, and no paint to nick, etc. The rail looks pretty good--not great--but pretty good. If you're interested, you can find articles on aluminum polishing on the net--truckers polish their fuel tanks, etc.

Just a thought.

John F.

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cwj -- Saturday, 19 March 2005, at 4:08 p.m.

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Capt Patrick McCrary -- Saturday, 19 March 2005, at 9:04 p.m.

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cwj -- Saturday, 19 March 2005, at 9:11 p.m.

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bob lico -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 2:30 p.m.

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John F. -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 6:47 a.m.

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cwj -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 7:05 a.m.

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Tom Annulli -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 12:48 p.m.

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Harv -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 1:57 p.m.

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Vic Roy -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, at 3:39 p.m.