Protecting Aircraft Paint no Clear Coat

[brhnz]

Hi Guys ,

I have an Aircraft that is painted but has no clear coat , With people jumping in and out it has become scratched in places. Unfortunately it is Blue and White and the blue shows all the scratches. If you you use a little cut polish it removes paint and makes swirl marks . what can i do to touch up the scratches and protect the paint in future ? its about 6 months old , still otherwise new and shiny !

[Superior Shine]

Re: Protecting Aircraft Paint no Clear Coat

Why are you located? I would love to take a look at it.

Your location says "Nelson" A search found 23 Nelsons in the US with a buch more outside.

If your using a product that is scratching it up you may have to step down a product.

[brhnz]

Re: Protecting Aircraft Paint no Clear Coat

Nelson , New Zealand .. But jump a Air new Zealand flight from LA and come have a look!

So many products these days and i cant afford to get it wrong to many more , Its such a real problem with no clear coat, So many aircraft cleaning products do not address the new single coat paints with no clear. Car solutions really are best if you can get the right ones.

Cheers

Matt

[Murr1525]

Re: Protecting Aircraft Paint no Clear Coat

Well, give these a read then, so you get the overall process. Not sure if you are working by hand, or machine, but here are some links for both:

Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle

Step 1 Wash

Step 2 Clean

Step 3 Polish

Step 4 Protect

Step 5 Maintain

Suggested Products for Taking Care of a New Car

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

Recommended Products - G100a Dual Action Polisher

Using the G-100 to remove swirls with the Professional Line

Rotary vs. PC vs. Regular Orbital Buffer

[smurf]

Re: Protecting Aircraft Paint no Clear Coat

Hi there Matt
Cool another Kiwi on here
About 4 months I polished out a Piper Archer at the Waikato Aero Club
Also did a demo at Eagle Air a branch of Air New Zealand
If you would like to send me a e-mail message then i could give you my Ph #
E-mail address for Swirl Free Polishing in Cambridge is
thesmurf@xtra.co.nz