I purchased some “White Metal” main gear parts for the F-105G I’m building (primarily because all the reviews I’ve read said that the ones with the kit will bow or collapse!). HAving never used “White Metal” parts before, I have a couple of questions.
Can it be polished? The oleo struts will look good if they are polished, however I don’t know how porous the metal is or how well polishing would work on it. Would it be better to just “Metallize” the oleo struts?
Presumably I’ll need to use some automotive-style primer on them before painting. I doubt that plastic primer would adhere to the metal. Any advice as to what brand primer is best?
1st: where did you get those struts ?
2nd: white metal is soft, not like lead, but soft, not to porous.
3rd: yes it can be polished. I use 600 grit sanding paper, then 1200 grit, and finish with a “polisher” ( don’t know the english word for it ) in my proxon motor tool.
4th: I allways use a primer on metal parts. First I clean the parts for any release agent, and then I aply a metal primer, I use a primer from my work, Im an aircraft mechanic so its an aircraft metal primer, I don’t think its available in shops, I just use it because its free.
hope this helps.
The word you are probably thinking of is “Buffer” but polisher works just as well.