Polish help please

[cozybldr]

I am teaching a class at University of Scouting (UOS). I am trying to keep costs down. I see references to 3M synthetic polish and Novus #1.

Question 1 - Is the 3M synthetic polish the 39030 Performance Finish Synthetic wax?

Question 2 - Novus #1, what is wrong with using it for graphite cars?

I know 5kids advocates using Novus 2 for his online Presentation (BTW, do you mind if I use it to teach with in the class? Please!). Remember that I am teaching the skills for the people and using BSA speed axles. The idea is to build 8 cars in an hour, and race the next hour. I will be polishing the 24 axles ahead of time and doing most of the wheel bores. I will have them do an axle, groove/polish/bend, etc., polish a wheel bore, balance a wheel, drill the block and use pourable weights. Yes, my bandsaw and dremel are busy this week. This is a train the trainer idea.

Remember, this is the basics and I am funding my class.

DD4H, you need to send me some sales flyers!

Thanks!
Rick

 

[ZZ Racing]

Novus 1 is for heavy scratches and will remove more material from the wheel bores. I would use the novus 2 myself, if you have a Harley davidson dealer close to you they sale it in the parts dept.

 

[cozybldr]

I thought novus 3 was for the heavy scratches? I thought 1 was the polish and shine.

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

Novus 3 is the heavy scratch. Rick, I am trying my friend. This move is killing me!

 

[ZZ Racing]

Your correct I was backwards on numbers.

 

[cozybldr]

So back to Question 1, is it the same thing or is the 3M synthetic polish something different?

 

[Quicktimederby]

I don't think 3m makes a wax. I believe all their products are polishes. I don't think you would need the Finish on graphite wheels. The Scratch remover should be more than enough.

The Finish is a great product and I have used it many times!

So back to Question 1, is it the same thing or is the 3M synthetic polish something different?

 

[pony express]

I haven't much luck with wax and graphite on the wheels. The concept is good. The wax would be a substrate for the graphite to adhere to. I believe the problem is the wax must be polished very finely to get every bit smoothed out. Even a small amount at the lip of the bore would slow the wheel. I've had good luck with moly to the wheel follwed by graphite.
I'm testing some axles with a new wax and graphite. Preliminary run looks better than the moly/graphite prep. I prep the axles with the same moly/graphite steps. I'm trying a ski wax on the axles followed by moly polished into the wax. Preliminary results are very good. The ski wax is so sticky that on wheels it took two hours to get every bit smoothed out. All that and it was not faster than the moly/grahite prep. The ski wax on the axles is easy. just keep polishing until it looks like its all gone. For even better results mix the wax product with the moly graphite and polish the axles. The axel will be darker than a moly/ graphite prep.
I hate graphite, but most my grandsons races specify graphite.

I always do my preliminary tests on a counter top. I polish a small are of the top with the test material and compare it to other preps. Graphite works better if you can get something down first that hangs onto the graphite. Waxes as I said will keep the graphite but you must polish it a long time.
Pony Express

 

[5KidsRacing]

I know 5kids advocates using Novus 2 for his online Presentation (BTW, do you mind if I use it to teach with in the class? Please!)

Of course! You can download it on my site.

 

[cozybldr]

Thanks 5Kids!

So, I am still unsure what this 3M Synthetic Polish folks keep talking about. Does anybody have a link to it?

Thanks,
Rick

 

[Guest]

Pony exspress, Is that you Murphy??????

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

Definitely not Murphy!

Pony exspress, Is that you Murphy??????