Yeah, Obummer killed the 22. It's appears to be a superior aircraft than the 35. The pilot did a tail-stand for a 1/4 mile, then straight up. Crazy power and abilities. The F-15 is still an amazing aircraft. Power to spare.
My wife, my friend, and I volunteer to help at the airshow every time they have one. It's been a few years, but got back into the golf-cart for civilian transport. After the show had ended and we had vacated everybody, I went back to the F-22's. They had taken the perimeter rope down, as they...
I've used drywall sanding blocks [sponge-type], with great success on some brushed stainless parts. You can run straight patterns. I did this heat-shield on the exhaust of a GSXR. Took out the scratches with sanding, polished, then went for the brushed pattern.