Whats the rub?

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Jim P · Feb 28, 2001 10:36 PM

Anyone care to comment on rubbing out a dope finish? methods materials, results, etc. I have used auto rubbing compound followed by wax, usually wait a couple of weeks or more after last coat, try to remove all traces of fuel, etc. rub with damp cloth and compound, results are mixed. Sometimes I get an improved luster, sometimes not. Usually the model will have one or two 50/50 clear/thinner gloss coats over color. All dope, thinner, etc. is Sig brand.

Currell · Feb 28, 2001 11:22 PM

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Instead of rubbing compound, I use a mild cleaner as the initial step. Followed by a wax. Meguiar's products, usually. Currell

LNeumann · Feb 28, 2001 11:51 PM

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For a good finish you need more than one or two clear coats. You will need to put on several clear coats, sand lightly, a couple more clear coats, sand again, a couple more. Then sand with 600, 1000, 2000, Brasso, wax. Lots of work. We are talking days, maybe weeks of sanding, rubbing, polishing. But when you are done, it will shine and people will think it is plastic. Sometimes I think you have got to be nuts to spend that much time polishing, but that's what it takes. There is no shortcut to a fine finish.

Leonard Neumann

peabody · Mar 01, 2001 07:17 AM

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Windy generally spends 100 or so hours on the "finish" of his creations.

Len is right, there are no shortcuts!

See Ya

Peabody

RocketCityJim · Mar 01, 2001 08:06 AM

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Try this,

3 Medium coats of clear, sand until smooth with a dull finish with 1200-1500 grit paper wet. Get some of the silver polish that Windy advocates, rub, rub, rub, rub, (get the idea here). When it looks shiny enough to hurt your eyes, then rub, rub, rub some more with Mcguire's car polish. Then comes the easier part, get some Son-of-a-Gun for car interiors and wipe on and buff to a shine. At this point the plane will be so shiny it will be hard to look at in bright sun. When you clean the plane up for appearance judging, ect, just put a coat of Son-of-a-Gun on it and it looks just like you finished it yesterday. Be careful not to sand or buff through the clear though!

Rocket City Jim

George Bain · Mar 01, 2001 08:38 PM

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I can't find Gorman's in the grocery stores any more, is it still made?

George

kdheath · Mar 01, 2001 10:29 PM

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>I can't find Gorman's in the
>grocery stores any more, is
>it still made?
>
>George

Windy commented in one of his videos that he couldn't find any anymore either, so perhaps it is gone.

Patrick Rowan · Mar 01, 2001 10:48 PM

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2 weeks ago I purchased 8 jars of Gorhams silver polish.
I got them at Acme grocery store in Akron, Ohio. $2.99 each.
The people there said they get restocked every month.

gcb · Mar 02, 2001 04:48 PM

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LAST EDITED ON Mar-03-01 AT 09:10 AM (EST)

Is Gorhams really better than other silver polish, or is it just what was available at the time?
George

Update: For those having trouble finding extremely fine sandpaper, my local WalMart carries up to 2000 grit (they may have had 2500, but I didn;t get any that fine).