From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:59:06 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Polishing plastic?


oops, premature button pushing on previous reply post.


Thanks Mark and Daniel for the tips!

Mark, I might try the rubbing compound someday, but I had none tonight, and 
since I don't have a car, don't plan  on buying any of the compound in the 
near future. However, your idea led me to a website which mentionned some 
people using toothpaste (regular, not gel) for the same use as rubbing 
compound.
So next time I need to try something for scratches on palstic, I'll try the 
toothpaste!
Great lead you gave me!

What worked super well was Daniel's tip of using fingernail varnish.
This tip just saved me HOURS of repairs!
Thanks a lot, Daniel! The marks have disapeared, and the eye looks much 
wetter!

I've been using nail polish as a final touch on most of my puppet eyes for a 
while now (gives a wonderful wet look, very much alive), but never to hide a 
scuff mark!  While it is the strongest nail polish I have found so far 
(Sally Hansen Mega Shine), it still is easy to scratch, and on some plastics 
and glass beads or buttons, it will chip off if impacted. Easily touched up 
again, however. Oh well, nothing is perfect, and I am very careful with my 
puppet heads at all times.
Doe anybody know of a stronger nail polish?

Although I know it is incredibly stronger (having tried it for a few 
puppets), I want to avoid having to mix epoxy-based countertop varnish, 
especially in the winter, since I can't work outside in that cold and 
dampness.
Not only will epoxy have a hard time curing in the cold and damp, but 
sometimes it just won't do at all, and remain sticky.


I will still try to scuff and then polish one of those beads, to see what 
the toothpaste or other mild abrasive can do.





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