Rub and buff

I just finished putting rub n buff on my new bucket about 3 days ago. When I touch anything the has rub n buff I still get it on my hands. I have rubbed it with a cloth many times. Any suggestions?

Live with it, and don't touch your helmet on the silver At least that's what I did I have the same problem- you will never get it to where you get absolutely nothing to come off, at least I have not found it to be the case. Just be careful when handling it so you don't get it all over.

That is sort of what I was thinking but was not sure. Thanks!

Mine usually dries after a week or so. Of course, I buff it periodically throughout the week.

Same here, mine is a 100% dry now

My helmet actually dried within hours.

Foxbatkllr wrote:
...I buff it periodically throughout the week.

I almost read that out of context.

How do you keep this stuff from being a mess and trying to keep the dust off of it so it dosn't stick.
Dust must be a pain in the neck to keep off RnB if it is not dry.

Lynn

Hmmm, I have never had a problem with it. Once you buff it, nothing sticks to it.

Mirax H wrote:
Hmmm, I have never had a problem with it. Once you buff it, nothing sticks to it.

So dust comes off it easy and dosn't make a mess when cleaning?
It dosn't smear and smudge, but it can rub off?

The reason I ask is I may be getting some Battlestar Galactica Cylon armor and I may use RnB on it and I don't want a big mess.
Theres a whole lot of silver surface there and nothing else to grab on to.

Lynn

I used a very thin layer of rub n buff, buffed the **** out of it 'til it almost got hot, then I did another coat of the thing and again buffed til it got hot. After that I had no problems with any of it ever rubbing off on me or my clothes... I don't know if you guys are using primer but I'd probably reccomend it.

Baddblood wrote:
I used a very thin layer of rub n buff, buffed the **** out of it 'til it almost got hot, then I did another coat of the thing and again buffed til it got hot.

Did you use Seekers bare plam hand method, or a cloth to buff it?
When compared to Jango's armor, How much RnB would be needed to do this, helmet, chest plate, collar, backpack shoulder bells?


Lynn

Bare palm works better. I used to use kleenex but it works better with your palm. Honestly, I bet one tube would do it, but I would get 2 just in case. That should be more than enough to do all of that. I can easily do all my armor and my bucket with a tube.

I think the cylon's are chromed electroplated aluminum

cal196 wrote:
I think the cylon's are chromed electroplated aluminum

They are chrome plated Styrene, but I don't have $1000+ to chrome plate it, hence the RnB.

Lynn

LoL **** its that high? so its like the chrome plating on the little plastic bumpers in model car kits?

and i dunno why but I was looking for a plastic chroming kit and found this instead I thought it was funny

http://www.chromepolish.com/

You can always send it off to be chromed here is a place that will do a 12 inch circle for $15 bucks you could plate you whole suit for $100 probubly.

http://www.mmmetalizing.com/pricing.html

I just finished redoing all of my armor with rub and buff. I did excatly what I saw Seeker do at the tutorial with bare palm. Whenever I got any dark spots I rubbed them out with kleenex. After you set it aside for a few minutes, it actually feels cool and smooth like metal. If I rub it hard with my finger, I can get some to rub off but, with normal handling it is completely dry.

Here are some pics. I will weather with black acrylic tomorrow.

zxwing wrote:
I just finished redoing all of my armor with rub and buff. I did excatly what I saw Seeker do at the tutorial with bare palm. Whenever I got any dark spots I rubbed them out with kleenex. After you set it aside for a few minutes, it actually feels cool and smooth like metal. If I rub it hard with my finger, I can get some to rub off but, with normal handling it is completely dry.

Here are some pics. I will weather with black acrylic tomorrow.

WOW!! Now thats what I'm talking!!! You can see your reflections.
Great job, thanks....
Did one tube of RnB do all of that?
Lynn

Thanks. Actually its probably like an eighth of a tube. I found that the less I used the better it looked.

with r'n'b you're going to get a very aluminum look not very chromed.

WOW! great job!!

SEEKER wrote:
WOW! great job!!

Thanks Arturo that means a lot coming from you.

I almost feel dirty asking this, but what is the "palm method"?

Wayne

Baddblood wrote:
with r'n'b you're going to get a very aluminum look not very chromed.

but it shines, looks great, shows reflections, and at the cost of chroming, it works for me.

Lynn

PropReplicator wrote:
I almost feel dirty asking this, but what is the "palm method"?

Wayne

I use a small amount and after I spread it on the piece, I rub it vigorously with my bare palm until it gets hot. this gives the high gloss and prevents it from rubbing off later.

Now everyone feel free to make all the sophomoric jokes about rubbing vigorously.

Lynn TXP 0369 wrote:

Baddblood wrote:
with r'n'b you're going to get a very aluminum look not very chromed.

but it shines, looks great, shows reflections, and at the cost of chroming, it works for me.

Lynn

And it still looks tons better than chrome paint.

Wayne

zxwing wrote:

PropReplicator wrote:
I almost feel dirty asking this, but what is the "palm method"?

Wayne

I use a small amount and after I spread it on the piece, I rub it vigorously with my bare palm until it gets hot. this gives the high gloss and prevents it from rubbing off later.

Thanks!
Wayne

I got some rub-n-buff to do the top of my rocket because the silver paint just doesnt look right. Anyone know how I can get the bottom part to look right where the paint starts to peal? I heard you cant paint over this stuff

you can paint over it but i wouldnt recommend it, its more of a wax than anything and paint will flake off of it. so id suggest just plain old fasion carefulness :-P

thunderbolt885 wrote:
you can paint over it but i wouldnt recommend it, its more of a wax than anything and paint will flake off of it. so id suggest just plain old fasion carefulness :-P

When using the RnB, do you paint the colored ares you want first, then mask the painted sections and then apply the RnB so that it dosn't get on the painted sections?

Or will the RnB come easily off the painted sections if you get it on it?
Lynn

I really wish I could see a video of the demonstration.

I personally do my colored areas first then tape and rub-n-buff. You can get it off with soap and water but I usually wind up getting more on the painted areas when trying to clean off what already got on there.

Hmm well I did the rocket/side thrusters and it looks alot better I just wont touch it, its dry because I used very little but the weather paint below didnt stick to well

Mirax H wrote:
I personally do my colored areas first then tape and rub-n-buff. You can get it off with soap and water but I usually wind up getting more on the painted areas when trying to clean off what already got on there.

Thanks Kristen!
I will definalty be painting first then RnB.
Lynn

You're welcome

Hey guys and gals,
I've been doing the Jango costume for a little under
a year now. Was just told about the rub n buff,
so naturally I ran out and got some, applied it to
all the armor, but here's the thing.
I keep noticing that it is rubbing off on my ammo belt,
vest, and various other parts. It seems like I have it buffed
off, but just when I think I can do no more buffing I see
it has come off somewhere else.
Can someone tell me how to prevent this?

Just clean out the parts after every event.

Hey thanks Seeker,
We met at Dragon Con, as a matter of fact you
were the one to tell me how to apply the
Rub N Buff. Thanks for the tip. My Jango
looks totally different now. 100% improvement.
As for cleaning my costume after every event...
I was afraid you were going to say that.

I know the last step when I painted my armor was to paint a coat of clearcoat spray paint. I'm going to try this.

Most clearcoats dull the rub n buff.

DO NOT CLEARCOAT RUB-N-BUFF!!!

i personally havent had any trouble with mine. do not clear coat it. trust us.

kevin

Primer or No Primer? That is the question?

PRIMER! Definately. Hit it with primer, then wetsand it with like 600-800 (I think that's the grit) grit wetsandpaper. Primer it again, then wetsand it again until it's baby-butt smooth(SEEKER's words!). The smoother the primer finish, the better results you will have, in my experience. I RNB-ed my gauntlets and helmet and Fett Girl did the same with her armor and helmet.

Wes

Rub and buff works for me.

Silver Leaf . . . .Make sure it is Silver Leaf . . .

I used some silver leaf on my resin gauntlet rocket, it looks awesome. Its so easy to use, and really makes it look like metal.


It's not finished in this photo, I've painted the tip and weathered it a bit more since then.

I cannot seem to find Rub and Buff anywhere. I've checked several Walmarts, Pep Boys, Lowes, and Home Depots. Is there somewhere online I can order it?

Edit: Nevermind, I found another thread with a link for it online.

You won't find it there, you should check some craft/hobby stores like Michael's.

And Hobby Lobby!

Wes

What section of Jo Anns would I look in for it?

They usually have a section that has gold leafing and silver leafing products. Just ask someone and I am sure they can show you.

thanks.