falconfour4 Posted February 10, 2016 Report Posted February 10, 2016 I currently have a set of SDS battle spec armour. As you may or may not know its is and with a satin finish. Is there anyway to get the finish more glossy by polishing it with something?<br> Would car polish give it a shinier finish? I don't want to spray paint it. <br> I already know the arguments about SDS armour so please don't start flaming, the armour is good for my purposes. <br> Thanks Quote
humperdingle Posted February 10, 2016 Report Posted February 10, 2016 I currently have a set of SDS battle spec armour. As you may or may not know its is and with a satin finish. Is there anyway to get the finish more glossy by polishing it with something?<br> Would car polish give it a shinier finish? I don't want to spray paint it. <br> I already know the arguments about SDS armour so please don't start flaming, the armour is good for my purposes. <br> Thanks Hi, I have the same armour. Only tried a small section with Showroom Shine. Kinda worked but not toooo glossy. I've heard Novus polish is good, but i've yet to try it. maybe requires a little mechanical help (buffer with sheepskin)? 1 Quote
humperdingle Posted February 11, 2016 Report Posted February 11, 2016 I've just ordered some Novus No.2. I'll let you know how I get on with that. 1 Quote
falconfour4 Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Posted February 11, 2016 Cool. I've seen people use that for other armour but they never said if it was glossy to start with. Hopefully it will work. Sent from my UniverseTap using Tapatalk Quote
falconfour4 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Posted February 12, 2016 The one on the right looks a lot glossier will have to get some ordered. Did you get it from eBay? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
humperdingle Posted February 12, 2016 Report Posted February 12, 2016 The one on the right looks a lot glossier will have to get some ordered. Did you get it from eBay? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes mate, cost £9.50 delivered for the big 237ml bottle of No.2. Just tried it on the chest plate, which had some little doodle scratches from transit, and it has removed them... Good stuff! I might get a lambswool buffer attachment for the drill and have at it 1 Quote
falconfour4 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Posted February 25, 2016 Any more luck polishing your armour up ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
humperdingle Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 Any more luck polishing your armour up ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hi, yeh, I gave all parts a polish, mostly by hand because of the contours of the armour. I need to buy a smallish buffer attachment for the drill. It wasn't helping my tennis elbow! Quote
falconfour4 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Posted February 25, 2016 Lol. Does it look shinier? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
humperdingle Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 Lol. Does it look shinier? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It does. If nothing else, it's cleaner, too! It'll never get as glossy as those acrylic-capped suits but it's much better than before. I did use an improvised contraption on the drill - a backing arbor and some sponge/cloth, and it worked really well on the only part I used it on, which had a few light scratches (chest plate), which is now pretty reflective. You can tell the difference by touch, too. A lot smoother. Quote
falconfour4 Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Posted February 25, 2016 Will defiantly get some then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
humperdingle Posted March 1, 2016 Report Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) On 2/25/2016 at 7:25 PM, falconfour4 said: Will defiantly get some then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Did you get round to ordering? I got the Dremel going with a soft buffing wheel and some Novus. Totally forgot to take a 'before' picture in the same light, but the result was really good. Might do this with the entire suit. Hopefully the pic shows the shine? ---------- Some parts could probably do with more buffing. Edited January 5, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
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