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Post by DC3Td on Sept 17, 2010 18:11:49 GMT 10
Hi Brewer. Yep, laws are strange. But check Willyns Airstream out. Mirror finished & rego`d. However, if the van (yours) was 'factory polished' in the first place (and it was wasn`t it. Just nod your head) then you`re only keeping its appearance as per original. As for window tint? Another oddity. Windows reflect with or without tint. cheers gordon
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Post by JBJ on Sept 17, 2010 19:01:19 GMT 10
Hi,
I personally believe the so called laws about reflectivity are nothing but "Urban Myths" ( thats a fancy name for crap)
No way any cop would have enough brave to whack a defect on anything shiny. Sure they can get you if you vision is impaired in their eyes by window tint, & nothing wrong with that. There are definable standards in place to control darkness of tint. But that only affects driving vision in the car. Nothing to do with trailers or vans.
I would work on what I was told by a Highway Patrol friend quite a few years back. His words were to the effect that if it is different, being driven safely, & not obviously breaking any rules he was told to leave it alone.
Think about it, what is different really in how reflective something is?? You cop reflections at certain times late arvos from the western sun on car & house windows all the time. If you drive into the western sun late in the arvo you cant see very well, regardless of what you are looking at.
I reckon polish it to your hearts content, but just remember once you shine it, you have to maintain the shine. Its very hard to keep a good shine on aluminium. I have a fully polished blower set up on my jailbar, with polished wheels & other bits, & its a near endless repolish every time it goes out.
Maybe you can paint it with POR15 clear, which is supposed to prevent future oxidising, but I dont know how good it really is. It also would be an enormous task, & pretty costly I think.
Will could help you with how his worked out, but I think its a bit dryer over west & possibly less likely to oxidise.
I dont think there is an easy solution to keeping aluminium shiny.
JBJ
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Post by Roehm3108 on Sept 18, 2010 19:51:58 GMT 10
Personally I reckon that polished vans need to have an almost perfect finish in the panel work, otherwise they end up looking a bit tatty. Why not do what swellwilly has done with his Sunliner - even managed to get a true rust finish on it ;D ;D  |
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Post by justanotheramy on Sept 18, 2010 22:06:51 GMT 10
They keep the tankers shiny by making them out of steel, don't they?  |
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Post by supersix on Sept 19, 2010 13:48:36 GMT 10
They keep the tankers shiny by making them out of steel, don't they? No...they're aluminum and they use a chemical bath to keep 'em shiny and clean [bright aluminum]. The chemical is commonly known as "aluma-bright" and applied with a powerwasher & wand [high-pressure washer]. You can do the same thing with airstream caravans.  |
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