po' mans polish

ImportBuilder · #1 10-22-2003, 11:11 PM

poor mans polish is just Vicks Vaporub. works pretty good, just dont put too much on at once.

freakray · #2 10-22-2003, 11:17 PM

I guess that's fine if you have a cold when you're polishing your model?

Vaporub is a vaseline based product, vaseline is one of those lovely things that seems to attract dust....
Dust is bad.....

'nuff said

Kasso · #3 10-22-2003, 11:30 PM

also doesnt vaseline eat away at plastic over time?

Bryan_831 · #4 10-23-2003, 02:00 AM

WTF are you guys talking about?

Using Vicks VapourRub to polish a model's body??

EMAXX · #5 10-23-2003, 08:55 AM

Why not just go out and spend the $7, and you'll be able to polish about like 15-20 cars, and make them look really nice.

ZoomZoomMX-5 · #6 10-23-2003, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMAXX

Why not just go out and spend the $7, and you'll be able to polish about like 15-20 cars, and make them look really nice.

I have a large bottle of Novus #2 plastic polish that I bought years ago and have polished well over a hundred paint jobs. The bottle cost about $6.

Vicks Vaporub? Um NO. The smell alone would make me puke.

EMAXX · #7 10-23-2003, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

I have a large bottle of Novus #2 plastic polish that I bought years ago and have polished well over a hundred paint jobs. The bottle cost about $6.

Vicks Vaporub? Um NO. The smell alone would make me puke.

Yeah, sometimes when I run out of Tamiya stuff, I just use my dad's Meguires, then when I get some Tamiya again, I use that and so on. Wax is not that expensive, and it lasts a long time.

MrHappy · #8 10-23-2003, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImportBuilder

poor mans polish is just Vicks Vaporub. works pretty good, just dont put too much on at once.

How the hell did you find that out!!
I'd love to hear some of the other things you've tried that did'nt work....?

Mainomega · #9 10-23-2003, 02:22 PM

Wow, if you can use vicks vapor rub then it figures you can use honey as well... maybe just add a little lemon for shine. You could also use spa grade mud and give it a full body scrub.

All these three things are MUCH better than using Tamiya's compound and wax. I mean Tamiya's stuff wasn't meant for hobby use; while Vicks, honey (w/ lemon), and Spa grade mud were.

primera man · #10 10-23-2003, 08:22 PM

vicks vapor rub

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