ewetwo Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I had a Toyota that the headlights were getting foggy and read some where that you could use good old tooth paste to get rid of the fog. It worked great and lasted 2 years. I came across a plastic windshield for a kit that had some scuff marks on it. You know that tooth paste did wonders. Just thought I'd through this out there. Not the gel type. The paste type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Toothpastes, in general, contain abrasives, even gel types. You can use toothpaste to remove minor scuffing on clear and opaque plastic. It'll even work on paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Careful - test first. Different brands of toothpaste have different abrasives. Some are fine, some are not. Some toothpastes have a coarse abrasive and will "fog" plastic with a lot of fine scratches. I tired that trick in my youger days and ended up getting a plastic polish to take out the toothpaste scratches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 avoid the arm and hammer baking soda paste, well all the baking soda pastes as they will ruin your day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I've used tooth paste to polish up both paint and bare plastic. Pearl Drops worKs especially well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I used to use tooth paste as polish occasionally, but Novus polish takes any guess work out of it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Muncie said: Careful - test first. Different brands of toothpaste have different abrasives. Some are fine, some are not. Some toothpastes have a coarse abrasive and will "fog" plastic with a lot of fine scratches. I tired that trick in my youger days and ended up getting a plastic polish to take out the toothpaste scratches. Agree completely. These days I use only Wright's Silver Cream silver polish for plastic AND paint and couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Roberto Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 As a added benefit your models won't get cavities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I use Novus or the Tamiya polishing compound but if it works why not. Not sure I would trust it on paint though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I never had a problem using on Humbrol paint, provided you let the paint cure. As far as reacting with paint, we are talking about something that was intended to be put in your mouth, so chemically, it's probably the most benign thing you could put on a model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 6 hours ago, ewetwo said: I had a Toyota that the headlights were getting foggy and read some where that you could use good old tooth paste to get rid of the fog. It worked great and lasted 2 years. I came across a plastic windshield for a kit that had some scuff marks on it. You know that tooth paste did wonders. Just thought I'd through this out there. Not the gel type. The paste type. When I was young my older brothers had a motorcycle. It got wrecked and the bubble shield on the helmet got some good scratches. I was elected to help rub out the scratches with toothpaste. It took quite awhile but it did work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Used it on clear plastic parts many times. If you have deeper scratches, best rub them out with fine wet n dry used set to get out the scratches. While part will look cloudy but the toothpaste will polish it out. Have tried T cut as we!l. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Meguiar's has a product called Plastx clear plastic cleaner and polish. This will also work on your 1:1 cars and trucks. I first used it years ago on the smoked plexiglass windshield on a ski boat I had back when headlights were made of glass instead of plastic on the 1:1's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Flex-I-File 4-way polishing stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeE Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 You can claim your kits are mint in the box too! The colored gels are fine, the sparkle mixed in or the big blue flecks I'd stay away. I second the vote for PlastX an Snake's silver cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 I had a tube of Crest paste and was just playing around with a scrap piece of plastic. One day I'll learn that " This is nothing new here in the forum". The forum has been here a lot longer than I have been. Think twice I guess. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, ewetwo said: I had a tube of Crest paste and was just playing around with a scrap piece of plastic. One day I'll learn that " This is nothing new here in the forum". The forum has been here a lot longer than I have been. Think twice I guess. ? it will still be new to some of us mate, and tips like these are always handy to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) I haven't used toothpaste since my local shop started bringing in Tamiya compound over 30 years ago. I'd never go back to it. Like 8-tracks and cassette answering machines, it's had it's day. Edited October 8, 2019 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) https://www.bare-metal.com/model-building-molding-specialty-items.html This is still THE best polish for kit glass AND polishing paint jobs. It's cheap and works pretty quickly on scuffed clear parts. I spent a lot of money on different brands, for me this is it. They have a decent price on their KLEEN KLAY too. Edited October 12, 2019 by Greg Wann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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