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                        Toothpaste

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Toothpaste
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 6:42 PM
                        Hey folks!
                        I was was busting my tail using plastic polish to clear up a fogged canopy so I tried toothpaste and finished up with plastic polish-plus my canopy is minty fresh!

                        Dan
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                        maddafinga
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Friday, May 20, 2005 7:04 PM
                        Yeah, but how's your breath?
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        Aviator
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by Aviator on Friday, May 20, 2005 7:08 PM
                        I've heard about that. I need to try it sometime.Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 7:25 PM
                        Madda-It's never been good!

                        Dan

                        PS-Did Darren really say "maddafinga" -I always thought he said "Buddafinger"?
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                        albert_sy2
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Singapore
                        Posted by albert_sy2 on Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:14 AM
                        I use toothpaste to clean my gold jewelry so I suppose it should work on plastic!
                        Groovy baby
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                        jridge
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                          April 2003
                        • From: West Des Moines, IA USA
                        Posted by jridge on Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:32 AM
                        Thanks for the tip.

                        Where can one get Plastic Polish-Plus ?
                        Jim The fate of the Chambermaid http://30thbg.1hwy.com/38thBS.html
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                        maddafinga
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, May 21, 2005 4:57 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by trowlfazz

                        Madda-It's never been good!

                        Dan

                        PS-Did Darren really say "maddafinga" -I always thought he said "Buddafinger"?


                        I always interpereted it as maddafinga, it fits in with the rest of his gibberish and with the narrative at that point as well. It's always worked for me pretty well as maddafinga, and it still makes me laugh like hell.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:10 PM
                        Madda-One of the best flicks ever! And partially filmed here in Cleveland.

                        Dan
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                        maddafinga
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                        Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:57 PM
                        Yep, I love it. Those Bumpuss hounds are a riot, but the dad is my favorite all through the movie.
                        Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:05 PM
                        hey ive heard the same about tpaste being used as a polish....
                        just a thought, im guessing this is being done with a cloth and a bit of elbow grease, right?
                        does anyone know if its as effective when using a electric toothbrush to apply it?
                        cheers!
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Sunday, May 22, 2005 12:55 AM
                        just use a cotton tip and it comes up good. I use normal toothpaste but apparantly smokers toothpaste is a little more agressive. Don't forget to use Future or whatever is the local version of it to get rid of the haze tat is left.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:05 AM
                        I use a cotton swab too. But you do need to finish wth Future or some plasic wax (like 'The Finishing Touch').

                        Dan
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                        MA Cooke
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cincinnati, OH
                        Posted by MA Cooke on Monday, May 23, 2005 12:02 PM
                        Make sure you're using a toothpaste with some "grit" to it. Gel toothpaste won't work worth a darn.

                        My personal choicefor toothpaste is Arm & Hammer Peroxicare...it's baking soda and peroxide...leaves your mouth feeling VERY cool & fresh.
                        On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;
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                        vespa boy
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Boston MA
                        Posted by vespa boy on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:52 AM
                        I use toothpaste all the time to polish plastic and take out scrapes on my 1:1 car.

                        Another possibility is to buy some polishing products from Buehler http://www.buehler.com/productinfo/consumables.htm

                        I use them at work and they are a little expensive but polish plastic to a microscopic smoothness. You can use alumina or powdered diamond suspensions down to sub-micron particle sizes to give a very highly polished surface.

                        http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

                        This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
                        I ain't got time for that now

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:35 AM
                        anyone here use and electric toothbrush with toothpaste??
                        how does it do the job compared to applying it with a cloth and some elbow grease???
                        and has anyone tried to apply other polishes(meguiars scratch x?) with a elec toothbrush (and a normal everyday head??)? how did it work out for u??
                        and do u have anyother uses for a elec toothbrush? ive converted one into a mini sander, and i like it! tho u have to watch ur work closeley, coz the toothbrush + rough grit = too much pressure = more work tan hand snading!!!! Dead [xx(]Disapprove [V]Shock [:O]Banged Head [banghead]
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                        jinithith2
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus
                        Posted by jinithith2 on Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:17 PM
                        I just recently got this toothpaste called " Ultra clean" or whatever, and it works like a charm, because when it is irritated- in other words, brushed- it bubbles tiny little bublets and cover the canopy thoruoghly (and you mouth too!) and gives it a magnificent shine!
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                        vespa boy
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: Boston MA
                        Posted by vespa boy on Friday, May 27, 2005 10:05 AM
                        Originally posted by MA Cooke
                        Gel toothpaste won't work worth a darn.


                        There actually is grit in gel toothpaste. The grit just has the same refractive index as the gel so you can't see it. I've used gel toothpaste to polish paint before.

                        http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

                        This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
                        I ain't got time for that now

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                        MA Cooke
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cincinnati, OH
                        Posted by MA Cooke on Friday, May 27, 2005 3:35 PM
                        I stand corrected.
                        On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;
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                        Tinker
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Tinker on Friday, July 8, 2005 1:35 AM
                        Back in the 60's and 70's, before there were so many super, showcar polishes we have today; custom car painters ( 1:1 scale ) used a paste made from mixing corn starch and water for their final polishing for swirl removal. So that idea should work pretty well for polishing on our scale model paint jobs, windshields, and canopies.
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