To Polish or Not to Polish - that is the question

[zigzag]

First, I am the proud new owner of a 42ft best track. Took me about 10min of trials to figure out you can roll a car down a tuning board all you want but you need a track if you want to know what tweaks makes a car faster (no real surprise).

In any case, deciding on if I should polish the track. There are multiple threads dating back years with a variety of opinions and thought I would post again for an updated and consolidated point of view. Basic options from my reading include:

* Don't polish and wet sand at 2000 grit (DD4H)
* Use Mothers (some say it is hard to get all the polish off)
* Eagle One Nevr-Dull Wadding polish first and then Mothers Billet
* Use Dry Wash over wadding polishes

Guess my preference is not to polish if it isn't really needed. I will of course sand the joints either way, etc..... less polishing more racing....

 

[TRE]

if you dont sand and polish it will eat your wheels up..i know that for a fact

 

[BulldogRacing]

if you dont sand and polish it will eat your wheels up..i know that for a fact

Many wheels went in the trash till i smoothed every part of the track, polish it too.

 

[HurriCrane Racing]

Best approach is to sand and polish the track. You can try to get around this step but will destroy a lot of wheels.
Make sure to bevel off the end of the track just before the stop section. That sharp edge can bite into the wheels!

 

[derbychip]

What polishing compound does everyone use

 

[BulldogRacing]

Mothers worked for me.

 

[BlewBYu]

I sanded mine from 320 to 2500.
Used never dull wadding
Then used Mothers.

Track is smooth as glass. Took me 40 hours of work, though, but I've never regretted it.