Mr. Hobby Premium top coat: best way to polish?

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi!

I was completing a candy paint job on a custom project, and somehow, some wrinkling happened while clearing. So, I let it dry, sanded the surface wet with 600 grit, and put two wet coat of testor's wet look clear, to "level it". It worked. I sanded that clear again with 800 wet, and used two wet coats of Mr.Hobby Premium clear to finish it. That clear is water based, so I was not concerned with compatibility, and I was right. No more wrinkles, job saved!

However, I want to polish it before doing the final assembly, because all clears loose a bit of gloss when curing, So...

Do you have any experience with final-polishing this Premium Top coat, and what would you advise? 

Thanks for chipping in!

CT 

[NOBLNG]

I polished my ‘49 Merc with Tamiya coarse, fine, and finish compounds. I’m not 100% sure which Mr.Hobby clear I used though, it may have been the UV Cut since the paint is lacquer. You could spray some of the Premium on a spoon or junk body to see how your polish affects it. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

6 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

I polished my ‘49 Merc with Tamiya coarse, fine, and finish compounds. I’m not 100% sure which Mr.Hobby clear I used though, it may have been the UV Cut since the paint is lacquer. You could spray some of the Premium on a spoon or junk body to see how your polish affects it. 

Hi Greg!

Thanks for your input. The Premium top coat is WATER based, and therefore, dries "softer" than lacquer clear (such as Tamya or Revell). Hence my search for those of us who actually polished it. Usually, my final clears are so smooth and shiny that they don't even require polishing (see VW salt car below).

But on this specific build, it does!

CT

[Cool Hand]

Tamiya compounds would be the go, the cut in would be less aggressive. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

7 hours ago, Cool Hand said:

Tamiya compounds would be the go, the cut in would be less aggressive. 

Thanks Luke, I'll try it. I also have Farecla (UK) fine compound to polish custom paint jobs I do on 1/1 motorcycles. I think I'll make a test!

CT