20 screaming polishers, 50 pounds of polish, 600+ man hours...... - Page 7

Perferd · 06-11-09, 04:40

When will be posting up about the Aircraft Carrier you polished?

///SLY · 06-11-09, 02:13

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Originally Posted by Perferd

When will be posting up about the Aircraft Carrier you polished?

That'll be after the cruise liner, but right before the space station.

Superior Fine · 06-27-09, 09:28

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Originally Posted by Perferd

When will be posting up about the Aircraft Carrier you polished?

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Originally Posted by ///SLY

That'll be after the cruise liner, but right before the space station.

aircraft carrier, space station???

BRING IT ON!

OakesDetail · 06-29-09, 08:10

Fantastic job! Here I thought moving a car in and out of the garage would be a pain! Looks incredible, I applaud all those who worked on it, doesn't look easy on the back

Superior Fine · 08-10-09, 04:38

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Originally Posted by OakesDetail

Fantastic job! Here I thought moving a car in and out of the garage would be a pain! Looks incredible, I applaud all those who worked on it, doesn't look easy on the back

We paced ourselves and took plenty of breaks. I had a lot of water and energy drinks and a large stash of goodies chow down on during the breaks that recharged the batteries so to say.

nyyankees22 · 08-13-09, 10:01

Was it hard polishing in the sunlight? I bet that plane got pretty hot sitting on the strip all day...

reparebrise · 08-14-09, 05:02

Temperature was not a problem, blindness was. We started in the mornings on the top side, and when the sun got too hot we moved to the underside, or shaded side. Lots of water and good sunglasses were a must.

DW849 · 08-14-09, 10:04

Amazing work!

Maybe the railroads can use your services:

Supposed to look like this:

tenorplayer23 · 08-14-09, 11:16

Yvan.

Hadn't seen this post before & like the other folks who responded, I'm impressed. How did you get personally involved with this project in CA?? A long way from Quebec.

Also, re: the museum collection, they didn't happen to have a P-38 Lightning, did they? Just curious....have a special family attachment to that fighter.

And to think I was researching whether I should buy 8oz. or 32oz. Optimum polishes. What did you guys do, bring stuff it in by the barrel?? Took some fine planning........

Thx for the info & cudos to all you guys for showing us these very cool pictures.

See ya.

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Temperature was not a problem, blindness was. We started in the mornings on the top side, and when the sun got too hot we moved to the underside, or shaded side. Lots of water and good sunglasses were a must.

reparebrise · 08-15-09, 07:07

I was involved in the project due to the invitation of José Fernandez of Superior Shine(Shine Craft Polishing division). My contributions were on the planning and product side of things, plus my profound passion for efficiency(in other words I am lazy) caused me to seek out and develop techniques and products that made it a faster and higher quality job than the museum had ever seen(last time the b25 was polished it took the team doing it over 3 weeks). José sweated the small details, while I oversaw the general operation, making sure everyone was working efficiently, and had everything they needed to do the job. Another large contribution was that I brought my wife, she can polish better than most people I have met, plus all the young guns were forced(by pride) to at least attempt to follow her lead.

As for the optimum polish a little goes a very long way, considering the surface we covered I fell it was a minimal quantity.

FrogKnowledge · 08-15-09, 07:53

that is just amazing were did you find that many people that can polish.

My hat is off to you great job

Superior__Shine · 09-06-09, 09:05

I always would have loved to detail a locomotive. I think I found one in need.

Stay tuned..........