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#2917451 - 12/10/09 05:04 PM
How to polish a B-17
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Fuddy Duddy gets his tail waxed! That was one headline I thought was cute now lets have a little contest and see who comes up with the best title for this series of pictures and interestig info about how to shine up a B--17. Trust me,,this is very cool. http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-details...-man-hours.html
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#2917455 - 12/10/09 05:13 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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"B17 goes Hollywood" would be a good title me thinks. Don't like the polished bird, it's a bomber and not a strangely shaped mirror.
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#2917461 - 12/10/09 05:22 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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I'd do that job for nothing.
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#2917463 - 12/10/09 05:26 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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What gets me is that the museum spent small fortune getting it polished but refused the protectant sealer because of budget problems.
By the way, how much do you think it cost them for the polish job? I am thinking a couple grand.
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#2917471 - 12/10/09 05:41 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Bet they went through 100 lbs of clay bars prepping. LOL
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#2917481 - 12/10/09 05:59 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Couple Grand??? No way... More like 10 or 20. 50lbs. of polish would cost almost a thousand bux. 20 guys working for 4 or 5 days... At least 10G's. Probably more.
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#2917483 - 12/10/09 06:04 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Call me crazy, but I liked the satin sheen better than the high polish.
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#2917484 - 12/10/09 06:09 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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I recently watched "Twelve O'Clock High" so I especially enjoyed those pics.
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#2917485 - 12/10/09 06:13 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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#2917491 - 12/10/09 06:27 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Call me crazy, but I liked the satin sheen better than the high polish. Same here. Looks more natural. I bet no B-17 ever flew into combat newly polished. Or maybe they did try that once, to dazzle the German fighter pilots 
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#2917495 - 12/10/09 06:32 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Look,,up in the sky,,here comes those crazy America raiders and their bling bling bombers.
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#2917804 - 12/11/09 02:59 AM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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"B17 goes Hollywood" would be a good title me thinks. Don't like the polished bird, it's a bomber and not a strangely shaped mirror. I bet it got at least a few more KIAS from the polishing job, or a bit of an increase in range.
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#2917872 - 12/11/09 05:03 AM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Just in case the bright yellow horizontal & vertical stabs, wingtips, and nacelles aren't enough to make it stand out. It's always cloudy over Germany anyway, so what would reflect off the polished aluminum? LOL
Phil
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#2918126 - 12/11/09 04:06 PM
Re: How to polish a B-17
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Love it, great story! Can't decide if I prefer the before or after.
I do have one issue though when the commentary says "Fuddy is starting to reveal some of his shine" that ain't no he, she is defintiely a she. Beautiful!
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