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baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

Is rubbing down compound still available?. I want to take all the old polish off my Rover and get some sort of shine on some uneven paint after flatting it off with 1000 grit but I can't find the stuff anywhere.It isn't the EU have banned it because people keep sniffing it or it's bad for the polar bears is it?.
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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

Seems it's still about.

I just Googled 'Rubbing down compound' and came up with many willing to sell you some as 'Rubbing compound'

Roger

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4276 Location: South Cheshire

There is loads of it Very Happy

Fareclca G3 is the general one for compounding and removing scratches, they do a G10 which is much finer. Upol do a similar range.

You can get them in any paint shop in paste or liquid form

Dave

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

Thanks for the replies.I've been able to order The turtle wax one from the US.Still a lot cheaper than over here .
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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

1000 grade paper will remove more than you require, best try and get hold of some 3000 grade for the job
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bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

For this sort of job I usually use 2500 grit with water and liquid soap and then a good going over with farecla G3 then autoglym and then a wax!!
Its quite hard work doing all of it by hand though, but the end result is always satisfying!

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

A fellow member of the Norwich Classic Vehicle Club http://www.norwichclassicvehicleclub.co.uk gave me a large tin of polishing compound they found in their garage.It looks a bit like a watery Tcut but with some frantic hand polishing gave a shine on the taxis bonnet that I could see my face in (not a pretty sight).
My order from the USA hasn't arrived anyway,was refused by customs apparently.
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baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

I went to an auction the other day and managed to buy a box full of tubes of rubbing down compound (Car plan). There are a few micro blisters on the resprayed area on the boot and it seemed to give a decent shine to the paint left behind after a session with come 2000 grit paper.
Does anyone know of someone who does factory matched cellulose by Mail?. I had some Rover Burnt grey but the colour match is poor and I'm sure there are other places that do it.
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MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA