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

Amazing work!:goodjob Maybe the railroads can use your services:

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Supposed to look like this:

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Yvan.



Hadn't seen this post before & like the other folks who responded, I'm impressed. How did you get personally involved with this project in CA?? A long way from Quebec.



Also, re: the museum collection, they didn't happen to have a P-38 Lightning, did they? Just curious....have a special family attachment to that fighter.



And to think I was researching whether I should buy 8oz. or 32oz. Optimum polishes. What did you guys do, bring stuff it in by the barrel?? Took some fine planning........



Thx for the info & cudos to all you guys for showing us these very cool pictures.



See ya. :wavey:





reparebrise said:
Temperature was not a problem, blindness was. We started in the mornings on the top side, and when the sun got too hot we moved to the underside, or shaded side. Lots of water and good sunglasses were a must.
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I was involved in the project due to the invitation of José Fernandez of Superior Shine(Shine Craft Polishing division). My contributions were on the planning and product side of things, plus my profound passion for efficiency(in other words I am lazy) caused me to seek out and develop techniques and products that made it a faster and higher quality job than the museum had ever seen(last time the b25 was polished it took the team doing it over 3 weeks). José sweated the small details, while I oversaw the general operation, making sure everyone was working efficiently, and had everything they needed to do the job. Another large contribution was that I brought my wife, she can polish better than most people I have met, plus all the young guns were forced(by pride) to at least attempt to follow her lead.







 
Leadfootluke said:
I love looking at those pictures.



Job well done! Any updates on how the exterior of the plane looks now?
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I was recently told we would be back soon for some maintenance polishing.





JohnKleven said:
Amazing work, now that's a dirty job.
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Funny you mention dirty jobs. I went on the dirty jobs web site to contact the show about the job before we did it. I couldnt find any contac info at the time.





2k1AmberR/T said:
I wonder what type of polish was used?
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Rolite.





Rtom said:
Great job bringing out that amazing shine!



With work like that, you can expect even more views!
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The view count has jumped up to over 5000 ADDITIONAL views in three days!! It is over 47,000+ now - You people are out of control -LOL!



sullysdetailing said:
WOW great job
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Thank you
 
I'm in awe! I would have woked on that for free... just to get a good long look at a B-17 G. I must have built 10 models of that plane when I was a kid
 
I am amazed doing a job this big you weren't using any Nuvite products. Thats all that I use on polishing metal on planes
 
tssdetailing said:
where was discovery channel to document the resto!?!?! that would have been a sweet show to watch.
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Funny you mention that. I visited the "dirty jobs" web site looking for a way to contact them so I could invite them out to the project. I couldn't find anything, no ph #, no email.
 
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