Polish then paint...

[ccsmith51]

I built an SPA Panther. I have painted the fiberglass parts (wing tips, cowl, wheel pants) with gray primer so they look uniform. I will not paint the plane for a year or so.

It is constructed with flush pulled rivets.

I would like to do a basic polish of the aluminum to get a uniform finish on it. I am not looking for a mirror shine, just something to remove blotches and other blemishes.

A friend mentioned that polishing then painting is not a good idea as the polish may not be completely removed from the rivets, and then may cause an issue with the paint.

Any ideas on this? Has anyone polished then painted with no issues?

Thanks in advance.

[rwanttaja]

https://eaaforums.org/showthread.php...ll=1#post88795

Ron Wanttaja

[Dana]

@ccsmith51, no need to post the question twice, it fragments the discussion.