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Old 04-29-2014, 06:22 AM
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mattnew
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right now I'm using a combination of two different types of aluminum on the plane. for big sheets I'm using the flite metal to get the coverage, for smaller areas and compound curves the "other" stuff. Once buffed they are indistinguishable. While I am liking how the flite metal goes on and how it looks... one of these is $10, the other is $150....one of these is thinner/lighter ( hint: not flite metal )... one of these is softer...

ah well.. they both look great, lesson learned for future projects







Here is a good before/after shot of the buffing with a scotch brite pad... when it goes on it goes on like the panels you see on the right side...very shiny... once you hit it with a scotch brite pad though it loses its sheen and looks much more like a metal finish. Very cool
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