Making our 1966 Avion shine (but not shiny)
Background When we got our 1966 H-24 it had lots of "character". A previous owner tried to polish it and it seems he tried several things. There were polish marks on the top, some of the front and back corner panels had damaged anodizing and he even tried sandpaper on one panel. Further it had an attack of artillery fungus and brown freckles all over and the typical uneven anodizing with runs under the window. I like this patina and the original look and would never paint it but wanted to make it look more even and brighter. Before starting I removed the artillery fungus dimples with plastic razor blades and sealed all the seams with Vulkem 116 and TremPro 635. The corner panel anodizing is very damaged Brightening it up The 1963 and later Avion models are anodized and can not be polished to a shiny finish like an Airstream (at least not without a huge effort -see link below). Nevertheless the anodized aluminum gets oxidized and dirty over the years and becomes gray and da...