How Do You Polish An Aluminum Trailer?
• Clean all the dirt and debris from the exterior using soap and water. • Mask or remove any painted surfaces, lights, plastic pieces or any other items from the exterior of the trailer that may be damaged by the following steps. • Remove the old clear coat finish (if your trailer has a clear coat finish) with a paint stripper. Follow the instructions on the paint stripper can. • Wash the trailer again to remove any residual chemicals. • Remove any heavy oxidation with 600 grit wet sand paper. Sand the rough areas with the 600 grit paper rinsing with soapy water as you go. • “Compound” the trailer using a wool bonnet on a 7″ angle grinder. Use a relatively coarse grit Nuvite polishing compound for this step. (This will give your trailer a pretty good shine, but will leave swirl marks). • Start on the top of your trailer and work your way down. • “Medium Polish” the trailer using a less coarse grade of Rolite polish using a new wool bonnet on the angle grinder. (This will give you a muc
