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08-24-2009, 10:03 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glenrothes Scotland
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| Sanding /polishing ? Ok had to do some sanding to the body of my Bf110 today sanding has worked out fine just need to know what i can use to polish out the roughnes left by doing it |
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08-24-2009, 10:07 AM
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| Depending on what grade sandpaper you started with, this can be used for fine to ultra fine to buffing for a finished surface:  |
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08-24-2009, 10:40 AM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| A piece of a news paper or a piece of felt.In addition you can use the Tamiy polishing compound Compound Coarse, Fine, Finish.If you can't buy the polishing compounds you can use a similar which is used for car body polishing but not a wax or with a wax.
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08-24-2009, 10:50 AM
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| thanks guys |
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08-24-2009, 11:41 AM
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| If you can't get any of the above Jamie, give the area a very light rub-over with the finest, most worn wet and dry you have, used wet, with a little hand soap. Just as if you were preparing for the final coat when painting a full-sized car. Dry it thoroughly, then polish with the car colour restorer I think Wojtek means, in this country 'T-Cut' or Halford's own brand. If you can't get that, 'Brasso' metal polsih or 'Duraglit' wadding metal polish will work, and for fine scratches etc, even toohpaste!
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08-24-2009, 04:18 PM
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| Duraglit it is then love the smell of that stuff brings back memories of polishing bins in aldershot lol |
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08-25-2009, 07:02 AM
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| I use 400 through 1200 grade sandpaper to get the job done....sometimes I will rub a couple of strips of 1200 grade together to create a really fine piece if I want to go super fine...occasionally toothpaste as Terry suggested! 
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10-28-2009, 02:36 PM
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| There's also Novus plastic polish, available on micromark. It comes in 3 grades, and although it's usually used to polish clear parts, I don't see why it wouldn't work in other situations as well. |
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10-28-2009, 02:57 PM
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10-28-2009, 05:06 PM
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| Great hints guys.....
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10-28-2009, 05:48 PM
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  | We used to use newspaper to polish brass, never tried it on a model before. Great tip!
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10-28-2009, 08:14 PM
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| Like Wayen, I have varying grits of paper, bought for a ridiculous price at my LHS. Now I just have to like using them. |
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10-29-2009, 05:55 AM
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 x I use a car polish with a nice soft cloth after the wet emery and soap treatment. 
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11-16-2009, 05:37 PM
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| Some nail boards have four grades of abrasion, one of them is used to polish nails and although not often in the right shape they can be used to poish out flat areas and edges |
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Acting on the pumice percentual you can have different degree of finish.
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