Anyone out there use Rub'n Buff?

That's the stuff in a tube, correct?

If so, I tried it about 30 years ago, I could not get a smooth application, but it shines up pretty nice.  I threw the tube away because I couldn't figure out how I could ever cover an entire plane acceptably. 

the rub and buff is not permanant. very much so... ;)

What went wrong with the Alclad for you ?

bspeed wrote:

the rub and buff is not permanant. very much so... ;) What went wrong with the Alclad for you ?

I had orange peel all over the plane.  I was going to fix it but when I saw the Rub'n'Buff, I thought that I would give it a try.  It seems as though It will end up being more work than cleaning up and re-spraying the Alclad now though.  I guess I need to just bite the bullet and dial down the pressure and do the Alclad again.

Rub n Buff is pigment and bees wax...it has its own unique factors to deal with. Visit my website for an alternative. NMF is easy! You just have to have the right media.

bspeed wrote:

Serious Bummer! what primer did you use ?

I used Krylon gloss black.  My problems started there.  I apparently didnt get the model as clean as I had thought, I got some fisheyes in that finish that took some work to get rid of.  My problems are all very solveable, I just thought that I would play around with something else as I am just now screwing up the courage to try a NMF.  While I am playing with it, I am open to any and all possibilities.  I just want to get it right before I do Bob Powell's "West Virginian", he has agreed to sign it when it is done.

Gerald
I am interested in using the SnJ products, I just have to wait a while so I can put together an order large enough to even out the shipping.  I know that you don't have much choice here, it is much more of a fixed cost now than it was before.  It seems like the SnJ line is much better suited to my skills and temperment.  Hopefully after this drill and a couple more AFTP's, I will be able to put together an order for you and try it.

BTW Gerald, do you have any plans to work through a distributer in the future, or do you prefer to do all of your marketing through the website?

Mac

Hi Mac:

Sprue Brothers Models is one of Gerald's dealers. They carry SNJ, NMF, plus his powders.

Patrick

I use the Micro-Mark's Micro-polishing cloths. Last week I orange-peeled a canopy I was sprying with Tamaya's Clear Green. I thought I had ruin the canaopy, then I realized, what the heck, I will try the micro-polishing cloths I bought. I started with a 6000 grade cloth which removed the orange peel and then polished it with the 12000 cloth. It not only made it transparent green again, but gave it a little of an aging effect at the same time. It looked better in the end than if I had planned it that way. I love those polishing clothes.

Charlie