A Cessna 195 shined at our field in Roanoke, North West Regional 52F

It is always our policy to work with you to meet your expectations, whether you want showplace quality or a daily flier that will draw attention at every airfield you visit. We discuss how much work will be required to meet your expectations as well as your budget.

Aluminum Polishing

 We have mastered the art of polishing all aluminum planes far beyond any reasonable expectations. We've developed and refined our own system to enable us to offer you a show quality chrome appearance for your aircraft. From start to finish we actually utilize up to 3 different machines, 5 different applicators and 4 different products to achieve our "show quality" results. If your paint is in such a condition that you're considering repainting your plane, a polished aluminum finish may be for you. Only we can offer this transformation from beginning to end.

Rouge:

This is where it all begins! This rouge bar will offer the highest cut short of actually sanding. We would begin with rouge in cases in which the aluminum was recently stripped of paint, corroded, sanded or weathered for years. In these circumstances, the use of this product is the only way you'll ever achieve that "show quality" image. But remember, this is only the first cut of several other cuts that will be required to do so.

Tripoli:

This white bar would be your second cut to follow after the brown coarse cut rouge bar. The Tripoli will remove the light scratches and movement marks from the brown bar. At this point you'll start to achieve the chrome looking appearance. However there will still be very fine micro scratches that you'll need to feather out with other products recommended below.

Nuvite

Nuvite, "C" for a medium cut, "A" for the mild finish cut. The Nuvite line is unbelievable! When everything else fails, Nuvite succeeds far above any other product. These are the only products that will give you a true "show quality" appearance. Any time you see a polished aluminum aircraft at a show, ask what they used. WE can assure you they'll say Nuvite.

Aluminum Sealant
The final touch is our proprietary sealant. It is a polymer that bonds to the aluminum to protect it from rain, fingerprinting and oil, making your aluminum aircraft  easier to maintain. This sealant does mildly dim the polish, as any sealant does, but you can see that the reflective finish stays as on the C195 below. Also be aware that the hard water in Texas, left on bare metal after a wash, can actually start microscopic corrosion, which shows up as pinpoint size white dots, similar to overspray. This can lead to a need to 'go back' to rouge in some cases to remove them.

This photo was taken on the fuselage of a Taylorcraft. Note the grey finish of the original skin.

Gary,

Thanks for the care and unbelievable hard work you lavished on my C195!

Don’t hesitate to use me as a reference– B.S.

November 06, 2008

Gary, just a short note to tell you how very much your work is appreciated.  You did two things I appreciated when I contracted with you to polish my Grove Landing gear for our Meyer Aircraft  New Two Place “Big Toot”.

First, you arrived at my shop on time and ready to go to work.

Second, your hard work and attention to detail was very much appreciated.  This job would have not been given to just anyone because of the nature of the fantastic Aircraft we are building and wanting it to be an Award Winner.  Your work on polishing this landing gear will help Meyer Aircraft win this prize in Oshkosh soon.

Thank you for your hard work, it is very much appreciated.

Thomas R. Meyer

“Son of Toot”

Meyer’s Little Toot:

Billeted Aluminum Landing Gear:

After wet sanding and polishing!

Our Signature Series

We can actually strip your paint, polish the bare aluminum, and paint your pinstripes or graphics. This transformation will take the worse of planes to the level of being a show quality winner. Best of all, we can provide this service to you for less expense than that of a typical paint job. This is a very time consuming, labor-intensive service. As such, our turn around time is near equivalent to that of a new paint job. Typically 3 to 6 weeks. Of course if your craft has been previously polished, it will require much less time and expense. As a side note, we also offer polishing of spinners, props, landing gear, or anything else you may desire to have polished. Contact Lone Star Wingwaxers for more details. o

        One of the many Signature Series Aircraft prepared at our Big Bear Lake, CA Headquarters.