Using Tamiya Polishing Compound on Other Things

[durangod]

I was wondering if i can use tamiya polishing compound on other things outside of modeling.

For example i have a scratch on my truck speedometer plastic lense. Also i have some scratches on my eye glasses.

Will it work the same as on model plastic?

 

[urumomo]

yes

 

[durangod]

yes

By the way @urumomo i forgot the other day to thank you for your service. This also goes out to all military and first responders as well as security guards (the good ones dont get enough praise for what they do).

 

[durangod]

Thanks @urumomo it worked perfectly on my eye glasses, its like i got a new pair of lenses.

I am curious why polishing compound smells like propane or natural gas, to me it does.

 

[urumomo]

IDK ,
I took a whiff and I can't smell anything but that's just from the end of the tube .
I could find only one MSDS on it , in German , and the only compounds listed that they would have to disclose is sodium lauryl ether sulfate , which is in friggin everything and is odorless .
It's a surfactant / detergent -- you've no doubt seen it listed in the ingredients in all kinds of household and personal care products .

The second is 1,3,5-Tris(2-Hydroxyethyl)hexahydro-1,3,5-Triazin
Definitely no sulfur in that , and it's in there at less than 5% of the volume .

I'm sure you know that odor in propane and natural gas is added .
Mercaptan , or more accurately ethyl mercaptan , or ethanethiol .

Did you eat Taco Bell prior ?

 

[urumomo]

It must be a component in the abrasive itself .
Common in cutting fluids and grinding wheels , but I assumed it was only used in hi-speed , machine grinding to prevent chip adhesion .
It must also increase the efficiency even at elbow-grease speeds .
well , I guess using it with a buffing wheel would count as hi-speed .
So I'm going with that .
Which would explain why I can't smell it out of the neck of a room temperature tube .