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02-27-2003, 08:04 PM | #31 | |
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primera man thanks for the great information on doing this i will have to try this real soon :coolguy:
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02-27-2003, 08:21 PM | #32 | |
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jedi from what I can see I think you don't have enough paint coats on your model, if you look at the top part of that pic that little cicle part the color is fading away.
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02-27-2003, 08:40 PM | #33 | |
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Here is the pic with the car and the mirror finish. The two compound I use.
Turtle Wax on the first stage. This compound will do the trick like the tamiya compound. Also the paint I use on the r32 is tamiya and it did not leave a scratch on the car. The second compund I use is to really hide all the unnotice scratch left by the turtle wax since this is a liquid form you could almost say it is equal to wet sanding with 4000 grit paper and the turtle wax is like the 2000 grit paper. What I like is that this compound will also use the paint on the car to blend fill all the micro scratches. The result is seeing my own reflection on the car.
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02-27-2003, 09:04 PM | #34 | |
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Now, is the deorodant also part of the polishing process ? Like put it on so your arm doesn't sweat ? Interesting idea
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heheheh well you do work up a sweat buffing the car so you might as well smell good too hehehe
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Hey, I just picked up some of that turtle wax rubbing compound today. It made my Datsun 240Z super shiny.
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02-27-2003, 10:00 PM | #37 | |
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I retook the first pic so now yo ucould see how shinny it is. Stupid me set my camera wrong all this time now the pics are super more detail.
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07-11-2003, 05:15 AM | #38 | |
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does it also work if you have sprayed clear coats on it?
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07-11-2003, 12:00 PM | #39 | |
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thanks Pman!!! btw how about metallic colors, do you put clear first or you don't
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07-11-2003, 12:45 PM | #40 | ||
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Primera great how to I do basically the same thing but different products. I have used a few and all work well Mequires cleaner wax is great for heavy orange peel Meguires or Novus Plastic cleaners and polishes are awesome also and as a final top coat I have used Meguires carnuba wax and Finish 2000 omeone mentioned using car rubbing compound, sounds like you used a number 7 or something like it that was too abrasive, if you use one that does not cut as much it will work and then you can follow up with a finish glaze |
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08-04-2003, 05:34 PM | #41 | |
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Hei Pman, I have one little question: do you do the window trim before or after you polish the body? I have my F40 all ready now, just waiting for the paint to cure right, but I haven't done the trim. What do you say? Should I polish now and do the trim later or vice-versa?
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08-04-2003, 09:24 PM | #42 | ||
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If you do all the trim etc first you can end up rubbing some of it off in places.
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12-16-2003, 11:57 AM | #43 | |
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rubbing compound purpose?
What really is the purpose of rubbing with tamiya compound?
It feels very similar to light-sand the surface. When you rub a glossy surface with rubbing compound, is that normal that the surface will go dull and the paint sticks on the rubbing cloth? Which one will perform best: - sanding, rubbing then clear-coat or - sanding, rubbing then wax? or maybe: - sanding, rubbing, clear-coat and wax? |
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04-03-2004, 02:56 PM | #44 | |
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Re: HOW TO.....Use Rubbing Compound And Polishing A Body
Is it essential to sand the
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04-03-2004, 02:57 PM | #45 | |
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Re: HOW TO.....Use Rubbing Compound And Polishing A Body
Is it essential to sand the body before polishing?
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