Kirkham finish

[RodKnock]

I own a black car and I own a polished alloy Kirkham. The polished finish is easier to keep clean and maintain than the black car. Not even close.

Mothers Billet Metal Polish or the Nuvite series of polishes. Use the proper polish and it's not really that difficult. Thankfully, I haven't had to do much during the last 8 years. Also, the climate is reasonably mild here in the SF Bay Area, which helps too.

[maurice19]

I knew there had to be some polished votes out there.

I don`t think I have actually seen the elusive beauty in person, besides the Kirkham open houses.

I will say that windex has kept the finish on#318 looking great for ten + years.

Rodneys` choice of color with those wheels is drop dead beautiful.

Maurice

[PatBuckley]

I polished mine because I had only heard of one other that was polished - someone posted a picture of it in Shelbys showroom, it was parked on a black and white checked floor. I was awestruck. I just had to.

That polish took quite a bit of maintenance as it would oxidize pretty quickly - I never tried any coating which might have ameliorated that.

If I had to do it over I would have painted it a pretty blue with no stripes.

I think you saw my car, Maurice?

[fordracing65]

Start with polished, then brush it after about 5 years, then paint it about 7 years after that...

[Ron61]

Pat,

I remember yours from when you brought it up here for the car show. It was so bright that people had a hard time trying to get a picture of it out in the sun. But is really looked good and got a lot of attention.

Ron

Originally Posted by PatBuckley

I polished mine because I had only heard of one other that was polished - someone posted a picture of it in Shelbys showroom, it was parked on a black and white checked floor. I was awestruck. I just had to.

That polish took quite a bit of maintenance as it would oxidize pretty quickly - I never tried any coating which might have ameliorated that.

If I had to do it over I would have painted it a pretty blue with no stripes.

I think you saw my car, Maurice?

[Dimis]

I found the polished too bright to live with.
So brushed is where it's at right now.
The wife wants it painted blue of all colours.
But I can't settle on one colour.
So ive convinced myself that if I wanted a painted one id have bought a plastic one.

[Jamo]

Brushed...bestest thing about my BNL.

[maurice19]

Good to hear from old friends,

Pat, I never actually saw your car in person, just some great pictures about the time I ordered #318.

One of those pics was the event Ron 61 referred to at Redding.

Maurice

[maurice19]

Well,

I tallied up the official results

8 for paint
5 for brushed
4 for polished

Thanks to everyone that participated.

Maurice

[rodneym]

Well, Maurice....what's it gonna be?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Well, Maurice....what's it gonna be?

I'm almost tempted to say "paint it beige and I'll foot the bill for it."

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I'm almost tempted to say "paint it beige and I'll foot the bill for it."

That won't be enough to get RK of your back.

[RodKnock]

No one in their right mind would paint a replica of a 1960's race car BEiGE. And then, double down, and paint their wheels the same color...BEIGE.

The odds of this happening are greater than the winning the lottery