I tried several methods. First, I tried it over the chrome paint, but it came out looking awful. So, I tried it on just sintra ... better, but not great. So, I tried it on my knee armor, which just had primer, and bingo. Success. It wasn't as shiney as I had seen in the photos here, but it looked pretty good ... nice and even anyway. So, I began sanding the rest of my armor back down to the primer. I started Rub N' Buffing the thigh armor, and again, it came out uneven, but much more shiney than my knees (even with the uneven look, my wife says it looks better than the knees). I didn't do anything differently than with my knee armor. The only explaination I can think of is that the thigh armor is so much larger, it's more difficult to get even coverage. I'm using my finger to apply it. Usually it dries so fast, I end up buffing with my finger as well. I have buffed with both my palm and a soft rag, but it doesn't seem to make a difference either way. So, I really just can't figure it out. I spread the R&B as thin as possible before buffing, but I seem to be using more than what most people said they used. I can definitely see myself using more than one tube, if not two. So, what technique did you all use? Did you put a big blob of the stuff on and do the entire piece at once, or did you do it in sections - applying only a little at a time? Please help me! I have a rubbing and buffing disability!