polishing material

[thizishkenny]

I am about to order some stuff from HLJ but was wondering what cloth you use to polish with the tamiya compound and would it be the same cloth for waxing the car? Thanks alot

[daggerlee]

you can use any old soft 100% cotton shirt to use with polishing compound. the best is the microfiber cloth that is sold in eyeglass shops for cleaning your glasses. here are some links to polishing cloths sold through HLJ, I don't really think you need them you can get most of them here.

http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?GNZGT31
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?GNZGT32
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGTT-23

[TheSyndicate]

IMO, an old white fruit of the loom or hanes t-shirt works best. Cut out a small square, and you'll have enough cloth to polish/wax over 20 cars.

[primera man]

If you are buying the wax, it comes with a polishing cloth.
This is what you need to get.
You can use the cloth for compound as its easy to wash out and dry.

[thizishkenny]

Do you just put it in the washing machine

Originally posted by primera man
If you are buying the wax, it comes with a polishing cloth.
This is what you need to get.
You can use the cloth for compound as its easy to wash out and dry.

[TheSyndicate]

Warm water and mild soap will do the job as well.

[G60 Kid]

for the compound, Ive found that 3M rubbing compound works great too. Its about $9 US for 8 oz. I made a SEMI-GLOSS black hood look like glass with this stuff.

[Deejay27]

I am about to order some stuff from HLJ but was wondering what cloth you use to polish with the tamiya compound and would it be the same cloth for waxing the car?

Another alternative to using an old T-shirt is to go to your local automotive store and purchase a bag of "detail clothes." They are really soft, you get enough to use for tons of kits, and they are around $5-$7 for a bag of around 10-12 sheets. You can easily polish 4 kits with one sheet. I cut them to size and toss them in the garbage when I am done.

for the compound, Ive found that 3M rubbing compound works great too. Its about $9 US for 8 oz. I made a SEMI-GLOSS black hood look like glass with this stuff.

I've used both Tamiya's rubbing compound and Novus Fine Scratch remover #2 and like the Novus more. I just polished the cowling on my F1 with the Novus and waxed with the wax I use for my car. I posted a couple of pics of the results (cheap plug for my laborous work ).

[TheSyndicate]

Where can novus be purchased?