5 MAXIMUMPC MARCH 2005
paintyourcase
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It has been a few days, and you just can’t stand to let the
painted parts sit around anymore, right? The final step is
to use a rubbing compound and polishing glaze on the
painted surfaces to draw out the beauty and shine. The rubbing
compound is basically liquid sandpaper, but the abrasive
particles are extremely fine, equivalent to about 6,000-grit. This
removes the very fine scratches left behind by the 2,000-grit
paper. Apply a small amount of compound (about the size of a
nickel) to a clean terry cloth and begin rubbing a small section
of painted surface with firm pressure in a circular motion. Keep
rubbing until dry; then either flip the cloth over or use a clean
one to remove the remainder of the compound.Step Seven: Rubbing Compound and Finishing Glaze
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After the entire surface has been rubbed with compound,
you should be left with a nice reflective surface. But it
doesn’t end here. Next comes the polishing glaze to create
a deep, wet-look shine. With a cloth, apply the glaze to the entire
surface and rub with a firm, circular motion. With a second cloth,
buff the entire surface until it’s clean and shiny.2
You’ll notice a bit of color
left behind on the cloth,
which is normal.4
All that exhaustive wet-sanding and
interminable waiting for paint to dry has
paid off. You can clearly see the mirror-like
shine and the sharp reflections on the surface of
the paint. Nice!