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

**Superior Shine** · 04-22-2009, 08:22 PM

Thank you for the compliments.

Originally Posted by Slickery

Looks like hard Work

Did stimulus money pay fer that?

Some of your guys need some safety glasses.

I had safety glasses, particle mask and hearing protection on site. Most chose not to use any.

Originally Posted by Jakerooni

My back is aching just looking at it. Un friggin real guys..

Question though. How do you manage the sheer power demand for 20 polishers at once?

And where does the plane go from here? Museum?

We had 8 plugged into the hanger and two outside generators ran the others.

You can see one of the generators in this picture.

**Flawless Image** · 04-22-2009, 08:27 PM

wow man! that is awesome work bud!

**imported_ZimRandy** · 04-22-2009, 08:36 PM

Is that a Harbor Freight rotary I spot?

Randy

**reparebrise** · 04-22-2009, 08:42 PM

Yes we had a few of them, for under sides they do a great job, much lighter when your holding it over your head all day it makes a big difference. All but one lasted for the whole 40 hours of polishing.

**Superior Shine** · 04-22-2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by reparebrise

Yes we had a few of them, for under sides they do a great job, much lighter when your holding it over your head all day it makes a big difference. All but one lasted for the whole 40 hours of polishing.

..........and still going.

**Darkstar752** · 04-22-2009, 08:57 PM

How much did this cost if you don`t mind telling?

**imported_ZimRandy** · 04-22-2009, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by reparebrise

Yes we had a few of them, for under sides they do a great job, much lighter when your holding it over your head all day it makes a big difference. All but one lasted for the whole 40 hours of polishing.

If you buy them right, they can be had for $20 and maybe even less with some of the special offers or coupons. For this kind of work, that is dang near a disposable item! I bet they work good for this kind of dirty work.

I got one a long time ago for $19.99 and I think it even came with an extra set of brushes. (I hardly use it anymore except for pad washing and drying)

Awesome job, BTW.

Randy

**Frito Bandito** · 04-22-2009, 08:59 PM

I really like these plane details but I wish you would post a little more about the process and products used.

Great job!

**imported_slicknickis3** · 04-22-2009, 09:08 PM

Absolutely fantastic job guys!! I`m starting to get used to seeing these massive jobs done to perfection from you guys.

I bet it took a lot of logistics, planning and direction to bring together a group like that and accomplish a job that large. Great job!

**reparebrise** · 04-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Here are a few more pics for those who like to see Joe working, and even more exotic, me working.

**imported_Shaun Carollo** · 04-22-2009, 09:13 PM

Joe I hate you.

..and by hate; I mean ENVY!

**IBStoney1** · 04-22-2009, 09:31 PM

Thanks for the pictures. Great job on that piece of history.

Did anybody do some rivet counting? Golly that is a bunch of rivets to go over.

I do like the pic with both bombers shining proud!

**mikey** · 04-22-2009, 09:39 PM

Fuddy Duddy shines again! Congratulations to you and your crew on an astounding job. And thanks for another very interesting post!

**Thomas Dekany** · 04-22-2009, 09:49 PM

That was a huge job Joe. The plane looks great. What was the process?

**Superior Shine** · 04-22-2009, 09:51 PM

Thanks again everybody.

The logistics and such were a huge stress factor. Myself and Yvan tagged teamed the responsibilities as needed. He was a great help!

As far as processes, we polished and got paid.

We had pads made specifically for us. Everything else is proprietary.