Shiniest polish for bare plastic

[sjordan2]

I have a 1:16 vintage Rolls kit, molded in near-perfect black plastic. Rather than risk boogers or dust in paint or clear coat, what prep and polish would achieve the glossiest finish?

[BigTallDad]

I'd use Novus #2 for polish (or Wright's Silver Creme) and Meguiar's clear coat paste car wax. Meguiar's is a wax, not a polish (there is no abrasive in the compound).

[StevenGuthmiller]

Depends on how involved you want to get.

If there are mold lines you want to remove, you can sand them & then use a polishing kit to get everything smooth & shiny as possible, & then a polish like Ray recommended.

I also use the Novus polishes & occasionally an automotive polish such as Turtle Wax.

Nice thing about polishing bare plastic is, there's no danger of grinding through the paint anywhere during the polishing process, so you can really go all out on it.

Bad thing is, if it's a light color, the plastic may be somewhat transparent so light will show through in some areas making it look like........plastic!

 

Steve

[Longbox55]

I've had good results using Mequire's Hot Rims Mag and Aluminum polish on bare plastic.

 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I used a Micro Mesh polishing kit & Novus polishes on this '61 Plymouth.

This is bare plastic.

 

Steve