In the '60s after a
lot of experimenting, I found that RubN'Buff could be thinned with turpentine
and sprayed with and airbrush. Any other thinner turned it to paint.
After it is
thoroughly dry it can be polished with a soft cloth to a high gloss aluminum
finish.
Before applying the
RubN'Buff the entire model has to be polished with a clean, dry, Dremel buffing
wheel, especially the primed areas.
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All of the colored
enamel painted areas have to be masked off and painted first. When all of the
painted areas are dry, they have to be masked off and the RubN'Buff areas
painted and polished.
The decals are then
applied in a normal manner.
No clear coat can be
applied because it attacks the RubN'Buff and makes it look like aluminum paint.
In the '60s I found a water based clear that didn't effect the finish. I haven't
been able to find a usable clear recently.
Also making
this a difficult procedure, the RubN'Buff surface cannot be touched with a
bare hand. The acid in your skin will leave finger prints in the RubN'Buff.
This is a
difficult process, but there are some uses for this method even today.
This model
depicts a P 47 of the 9th Air Force, 57FG/66FS in early September 1944.
This is how the aircraft appeared on one of it's first missions flying
from Corsica to Italy.
David Rapasi
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