tamiya rubbing compound fine

[geckoman1220]

i just got some of this and i tried some on a model car

it didn't make it any shinier what am i doing wrong, or does it even make the model shiny.

[MPWR]

Before we can tell you if you're doing something wrong, you have to tell us everything that you're doing. Details man, details.

[geckoman1220]

what i do is
first put a dab of compound on a wash cloth, then i rub it in circles till i cover the whole thing. next i use a dry part of the rag to wipe of the excess compound.

[wouter1981]

Well Tammiya fine compound is VERRY fine... if you have some orange peel, or a rough surface, it can take a lot of time to get it shiney. It's best you use some normal, or even coarse on the paint. The fine compound is realy great.. but it's the last stage you need before waxing.

[drunken monkey]

what's the condition of the paint?

[geckoman1220]

the paint have very little orange peel with no clear coat, thats on one of my earlier model

i dont want to try it on a model with clear coat because im afraid it will take the shine out

[drunken monkey]

what are the chances that you can show us some photos?

this might be a silly question but have you read the faqs regarding painting and polishing?

[bai]

Originally Posted by geckoman1220

what i do is
first put a dab of compound on a wash cloth, then i rub it in circles till i cover the whole thing. next i use a dry part of the rag to wipe of the excess compound.

You should try rubbing it until you dont see the white stuff anymore, not just wipe it off after you coverred it.

[cyberkid]

First, I suggest you read this
The type P-man used is Tamiya fine.
As stated in the thread I linked and bai put it, keep it looking wet.
When the compound is in the best cutting stage it will look like there is polished wax on your model and you will feel that the cloth you are using is merely gliding over the model. Try to keep the compound like that, add a little at a time to keep it "wet".
The rest that are of importance are covered in the how-to thread I linked.
One thing though, I sometimes use my thumb to compound. It lets me, literally, have a better feel of the model.
One model, say the RX-7 took me about 3 hours in total to fully compound. Which means: 2000 grit wet sandpaper or coarse compound, fine compound, then the finish compound.
Oh, and I use my ab with water to clean off the panel lines.

Originally Posted by wouter1981

Well Tammiya fine compound is VERRY fine... if you have some orange peel, or a rough surface, it can take a lot of time to get it shiney. It's best you use some normal, or even coarse on the paint. The fine compound is realy great.. but it's the last stage you need before waxing.

Erm... wouter I think you're confused.
Tamiya only has coarse, fine and finish...

[KevHw]

Stumbled across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iJsc...eature=related

It's part 2, but it shows stages from sanding with 2000grit to using finish compound. It's in japanese but pretty self-explanatory. I didn't realise you had to be so forceful with the rubbing. Anyways, I was impressed with seeing the results before my eyes. Also after watching that, makes me consider buying an air-brush .

Both part 1 and 2 are useful links to have, as a general guideline for constructing a kit. Hope it helps other people on this forum.