sincitymedic Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Back to building models after 25 years!! So happy I found this forum, I think I'm up to page 44 as of today. Back when I was building we didn't make our own plug wires and painting with airbrushes. So now here I am airbrushing paint and clear coats. I have been looking for an "easier" way of buffing and polishing. About a month ago I was at Walmart and found this headlight cleaning kit with a buffing wheel for $19.99 and the polishing wheel for less then $10.00 at the local auto store. I found that my cordless drill didn't produce enough speed for buffing and switch to my impact driver. Works PERFECT and I can control the speed as well. Just wanted to share my findings since I've learned so much from you all Steve Edited January 30, 2014 by sincitymedic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Steve, why the impact driver? Is it faster? is that the third pic? I swear by the 3M Rubbing Compound Alex Kustov, or resident Ferrari builder and painting expert, featured that in an old article in Model Cars, and I had to hunt it down here. I love it, and use it on almost everything now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Great idea. An accomplished Brazilian model builder named Cesar Bossalini uses a polishing wheel that he buys locally. He has youtube video on the subject. Unfortunately, his supplier does not sell on the internet. I have not found anything soft enough to copy his method. You may have found the answer for me. Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Plain ol' Meguiar's Scratch-X does a nice job, too, and I've found it buffs out scuffs and abrasions on plastic bodies very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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