HOW TO.....Use Rubbing Compound And Polishing A Body

[primera man]

Originally posted by integra818
Thanks alot P-man!

I don't thinik you mentioned this, does the car have clear over it?

No...i never use the stuff.

[Mainomega]

Awesome write up.
One Question: I heard you can also wet the cloth/compound to produce a shinier finish... is that true ?

Thanks

[endlesskev86]

another great HOW-TO by the great P-man
haha i still remeber the one about Panel lines
now i need to go out and get some compound myself
btw! do u spray ure kit with a clear coat?

[Mainomega]

Originally posted by endlesskev86
another great HOW-TO by the great P-man
haha i still remeber the one about Panel lines
now i need to go out and get some compound myself
btw! do u spray ure kit with a clear coat?

Umm, Look 3 replies up.

[magicmanjk808]

Originally posted by Mainomega
Awesome write up.
One Question: I heard you can also wet the cloth/compound to produce a shinier finish... is that true ?

Thanks

i don't know if it is true, but how much shinnier can it get?

[hrmodeler]

Nice explanation Warren!

[bart8016]

Great explanation. Mow I'm gonna try it on my body (Hope it will works)

[tomazws]

ty! u the man!

[Vagabond_se7en]

Another great how-to, thank you very much man ylsuperylsuper

[njh]

Thanks for the write up, definately going to help a lot,
and also saves people from asking the questions again and again.

[Decs0105]

Hey P-Man thx for the great FAQ but i have one question : You used tamiya acryl color right ??? I use revell enamel airbrush color !! Can I get the same result ????? or anyone else can help me ???

cYa TheSaint

[primera man]

Originally posted by Thesaint111
Hey P-Man thx for the great FAQ but i have one question : You used tamiya acryl color right ??? I use revell enamel airbrush color !! Can I get the same result ????? or anyone else can help me ???

cYa TheSaint

You can use it on any paint

[Jedi801]

I just tried to polish my Opel Astra and it didn't turn out that great.

The method I used was a series of sand papers. 3200, then 3600, then 12000. Then I polished three times with tamiya compound.

Look at the swirls I got.



I am going to end up re-spraying. look what i did to the bump near the rear. I think I will just use the compund instead of the sanding cloths. It looked a lot better before I started.

[God|Zilla168]

could be that you need to wait for the paint to dry even more. Or that you did not have enough coats to cover the body clear. I use my turtle wax compund and it turn out perfectly i will show some pic tomorrow. Look for Tamiya R32 completed. And another tip that I find works great is to get the scratch remover that you see on tv info mercial. i bought some and it really makes the car shine and get all the super fine scratches that the compound may leave.

[Jedi801]

actually I let it dry for about two weeks.