BMF

[Pete1980]

What do you guys polish BMF with after its on, or do you polish it first?Either way do you use a compound or wax or what?

Edited December 13, 2009 by Pete1980

[E St. Kruiser50]

What do you guys polish BMF with after its on, or do you polish it first?Either way do you use a compound or wax or what?

Hey Pete

For me Novus #2 plastic polish works great for bringing up the luster of BMF.

I use Micro Scales Metal Foil adhesive to hold the BMF in place, as polishing, or just plain handling, can cause things to move around a bit, which is always "Frustrating".

Hope this helps - dave

[diymirage]

i always aply the BMF before clearcoating a model

then after 3 coats of clear i wetsand the model and if needed i will polish with turtle wax

[Pete1980]

Cool thnx guys!

[Jon Cole]

Brand new sheet here of "New Improved Chrome" BMF. Looks more like aluminum than chrome.

It responds well to a Novus 2, then Novus 1 polish, right on the sheet.

Warning- it will leave a dirty, black soot smears to surrounding area, plus your hands and anything you touch. Use white cotton gloves, or an old tee-shirt.

In the pic below, I did about a third of the sheet. Just wanted to see how it would look. Definitely worth the effort. 

[Tommy124]

On 14.12.2009 at 12:41 AM, E St. Kruiser50 said:

I use Micro Scales Metal Foil adhesive to hold the BMF in place, as polishing, or just plain handling, can cause things to move around a bit, which is always "Frustrating".

I used the same stuff first but find that it takes "ages" to dry. That's why I switched to using water-soluble, transparent craft glue. I simply apply that with a brush on the BMF parts which are inside the body and it will dry shortly and hold the BMF in place just fine. After that, I clean the brush with plain water. 

[crazyjim]

Buffing the BMF with a makeup applicator works for me.  The very last step in my build process is to wax the build with The Treatment. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I just buff mine vigorously with a piece of cotton t-shirt.

No polish is required if you burnish it well.

A little Novus # 1 "Clean and Shine" at the end over the entire body is all that I use.

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

[Jon Cole]

I showed this to display the potential. I don't polish around side windows, roof pillars, etc. By polishing it right on the sheet, all the BMF material will shine.

 

[Tommy124]

17 hours ago, Jon Cole said:

I showed this to display the potential. I don't polish around side windows, roof pillars, etc. By polishing it right on the sheet, all the BMF material will shine.

 

You have a point there... 

[Deathgoblin]

I've been using one of those jewelry polishing cloths.    It works really well.