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Old Oct 16, 2012, 10:15 am
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
No way would they remove the protective green coating and then roll the plane outdoors so that the aluminum could corrode; I doubt that's bare unpolished aluminum in the photo.
Bare aluminium will passivate an oxide layer whether or not it's polished... which isn't going to easily corrode.
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