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haha I actually added that novus polish kit to my amazon wishlist after watching the nagra video! Also I love the proxxon tools but do not own any because they are very beyond my price range, but someday! Really want some of the 12v stuff and the mini industrial tools like the lathe and tablesaw, the mill is also really cool.
As a detailer Adam, might I suggest you invest in some good microfibre clothes. While paper towels have their uses, they are the last thing I would use to remove polish. They will in fact produce fine micro marring on soft finishes like paint and plastic. Also if your kit came with a soft foam pad you will get better finish following up the 1st stage heavy abrasive with your 2nd stage finest polish and a soft foam pad. Very cool mini rotary polisher btw. Never heard of them before but it looks quality 👍
With how soft and prone to scratching the clear plastic is, it might be worthwhile to clean the pad every so often. Larry at AMMO has great videos about polishing and frequently uses compressed air to "blow out" the pad to remove any of the clogged up junk from the polishing surface. Also a clean microfibre to remove the polish residue and (depending on the polish used) maybe a spray of some diluted Isopropyl or panel wipe if the polish is quite sticky. My experience is with an old motorcycle helmet visor so i used the process Larry did for piano black interior trims (due to how soft they are) and got great results.
Don't know what a motorized angle polisher is, but if Adam Savage is telling me about it I'm sure it's absolutely essential and I'm absolutely invested
I do a little watch repair and had some old guys teach me to polish plastic crystals. The biggest trick I learned is treat your buffing wheel/pad like it has to be sterile. A very small amount of dirt, grit, or metal dust will make it impossible to get a nice finish.
I find your tattoo deeply satisfying. Human perception alone is woefully inadequate to the task of quantifying reality. We need something else. We need something that doesn't think, something that doesn't feel to measure and understand concrete reality. This is a cornerstone of science and engineering. Most people demand that the universe reflect their feelings. A scientist, an engineer must reflect concrete reality in order to succeed. Your tattoo is a symbol of this, a reminder of this in a world where most people fight to deny this. Offering a temporary version of it is brilliant. I'm not into tattoos, but this is a great opportunity to try it on and think about getting the real thing ❤
Once the polish is on the surface. With the tool turned off use the pad to dab the compound every three inches or so and work in sections. No need to spread with your hands. A lot of compounds say to let dry anyways.
Almost bought this tool the other day when Adam showed off this tool in his Nagra restoration video, but ended up opting to spend about the same money on a 3" mini DA polisher instead. I figure I'll have more utility for the tool vs this small polisher, plus it came with a 2" backing plate option if I want the smaller pad size. The Proxxon is still a really useful tool and works well, but when space is a premium for me, I went with the 1 tool that'll do most jobs.
Adam: "Beat it to heck, get it nice and dirty and scuffed!" Also Adam: "This polisher makes it look brand new!" (To be clear, that's not a criticism. It's just really fun that he's just as excited about such polar opposites in prop making and care.)
Paper towel in itself is abrasive and scratches plastic super easily. Does your technique produce different results between cloth wipes and paper towels?
I was amazed to see you using paper towels to clean your plastic. I am a glasses wearer and have been told my whole life not to use paper towels to clean plastic (or glasses or TVs) as it can scratch the surface. Is this a myth? Keep up the good work!
Its not a myth , paper towel including tissue contains abrasives that will scratch plastic over time . Its is made from paper a wood product ground to a pulp ..
Agree with Waynes Butler on this... Paper towels will scratch the holy shit out soft plastic and can scratch some of the best plastics.. Use Zeiss lens wipes for cleaning glasses and plastic, they work really well.
Yeah, never touch paper to plastics you want free of scratches. Clean microfiber is all you want. Should be mentioned that what Adam calls "polish" really means dehaze. He more than likely wants to have a few scratches here and there to show this isn't a freshly made item, rather a prop with "years" of use.
We all gotta start somewhere, theres some really good advice in the comments here on how to get a better finish. Polishing can be alot easier and get better results when the right methods are followed, but its very easy to get wrong and introduce scratches/hazing/etc. The proxxon polisher looks very nice, and the price isnt bad at all! The novus system works incredibly well, even by hand, highly recommend it for clear plastics.
I think it was one of Neal Stephenson's "science-fiction" books in the Baroque Cycle ( _Quicksilver_ , I'm pretty sure) where I first read a description of lens grinding - and by extension, all sanding and polishing - as the process of deliberately making scratches in a material, but finer and finer ones, until the scratches are sort of beyond the resolution of the material. I'm sure there's some nuance to that - others have mentioned that plastic polishing compounds also have a wax-like component to fill some scratches in? - but it's something I always think about in a sanding/polishing/buffing context.
Yes, I think of it this way. That's also how I know when to switch to a finer polish: The only remaining scratches are at the size of the current polish, all of the rougher scratches are gone.
It won't get rid of deep scratches but for maintenance of the domes over moving head lighting fixtures I have used Plexus spray. It isn't cheap but won't leave any film and polishes up very nicely with lint free towels or microfiber cloths. Might be a good product for keeping your helmet nice between wearings.
Watching you polish this reminded an old soldier of the simple joy of polishing boots, I'm going to have to get myself an old pair of leather boots, not even to wear, just to polish.
As a Southerner, "bless your heart" can mean anything from the literal definition to "eat sh-t and die" and exactly what it means at any given utterance is determined by context and tone of voice. When it's sincere it'll be delivered with something like a surprised intake of breath or a sign of affection like a hug or a kiss on the cheek, when it means "eat sh-t and die" it'll be delivered in a syrupy tone of voice and a smile that doesn't reach the eyes.
We’ve got a few proxxon tools for cleaning up 3d prints. Finger sander, detail sander and angle polisher/grinder. We fixed some foam backed fine abrasive pads to some Velcro rotary sander discs and cut them into 2” diameter pads. Attached to the angle polisher they were great at removing print lines off the more organic shapes we needed to work on.
I was told by the girl at the sunglass hut to never use paper towels on plastic, only synthetic materials. Paper towels have wood fibers that can scratch.
I used to work in an underwater camera shop in Los Angeles that supported many tv shows / movies and fashion shoots and polishing acrylic domes for camera housings sucked up about 50% of my time.
Coming from a car detailing hobby, my 2p would be to first, get some foam polishing pads, they are less abrasive than microfiber. And second it's worth putting the polish compound on the pad then dab it around the surface to avoid 'sling'.
The polisher is great, and if you add a 3m soft sanding pad to it, you get a sander for 3d prints. The pen sander and delta sander from Proxxon are a time saver. For large surfaces I adapted my Mirka Deros from sanding to polisher.
LCD screen cleaning supplies are good for this. The towel is just a microfibre towel, but I understand (and have found) that's better than paper, because the cellulose fibres are actually quite hard and can slightly mist transparent plastics. Don't know what the fluid is but it's low-smear.
Adam - you put the polish on the polishing pad, then dab it on the work, evenly distributed. This knowledge comes from car detailing. They have a discipline called paint correction which is very similar to what you're doing.
I've always had good luck using stuff intended for paint. I use 3M rubbing compound and machine polish with corresponding 3M pads. Be careful with the rubbing compound as it is easy to burn with
What I always think about when seeing Adam handle these props is how he is adding to their value just by owning and handling them. I find it strangely ironic and paradoxical somehow. Say for instance there's 10 of a certain prop and one is owned by Clint Eastwood the question asked down the line is...? Is this the one Clint Eastwood had? Yeah, Adam Savage you're not Clint Eastwood famous but none the less you are a famous and important figure to many. Thanks Tested team for another great video!
Adam, I've done years of acrylic polishing, both professionally and for myself. What I've learned is heat is not your friend. Buffing wheels move too fast for plastic. If I was going to the helmet I would have assessed the damage, wet sanded with progressive sanding. I would have used medium to 0000 steel wool with dish soap and water. Then I would have done the motorized polisher. Keeping it cool keeps the burns down, fracturing, and warping down.
Post polishing acrylic/ you will saw swirlmark. If u you have transparent baby dish dryer, u can try putting it there but place it in some distance not direct to the heat. u can place it direct to heat but u gotta monitor it not over heat it. and u gonna surprise yourself the result. the effect is same with inside paint booth with heater. i've beem working glass/acrylic/plexiglass polishing for a while. Hope it increases the finishing beauty
To get rid of the scratches and get that really polished you need to go back to 400-600 grit wet/dry paper. Sand it plenty wet - NOT dry until you see no scratches under magnification. Then step up through all the grits to 2000. Then do a few stages of cream like the Novus and it will have no scratches and look like new. Anyone who has ever made a telescope mirror will remember starting the grind with 40 grit and advancing with finer and finer grits with the goal being control of the surface in microns and and the surface smoothness of the best camera lens. Aircraft windows get refurbed starting with 120 grit. It looks scary to see an aircraft part costing as much as $30K undergo this but it works. They use an ultrasonic gauge to measure and control window thickness within .001 inches to prevent optical distortion.
Useing a very light touch its possible to polish up glasses, it will add some weirdness to the lens but can be a huge improvement if things look a little dirty.
speaking from some experience with polishing cars and other surfaces etc less polish is generally the way to go. quicker results, less to clean off, pad doesnt fill up as fast, etc. :) results are hard to argue with though
Hey Adam, I wouldn’t use those paper towels for the final wipe. You need a microfiber cloth. Rubbing it with those paper towels is just leaving micro scratches.
Slow speed polishing reduces loss, gotcha. But over the whole process how much do you lose about? Just thinking of the fist time I polished something and removed 1/5 of the material 😅
I have Proxxon products. Great quality! I wanted to extend my comment. I have have the mini desktop mill and it is fantastic and super powerful and accurate. 😁
Great video Adam. I've learned over the years to apply the polish to the buffer instead of the surface. Otherwise, you get a money shot. Of course it took me a while to learn this. Suffice to say, I know what Novus tastes like. Edit, everytime I heard your wedding ring thwack the plastic, I would cringe a bit. Especially since you were using paper towels not microfiber cloth.
Place a few dabs of polish on the polishing wheel, then WITHOUT turning on the polisher, dab it all around the surface to be polished. It will look like polka dots. THEN turn on your polisher and go to work. You'll avoid all the splatter - and avoid getting all over your fingers, AND the polisher will pick up more product as you go, removing the need to add more. PLUS, you'll avoid the excess use of polish you see here. That's a ton of polish. You could do the job very well with about 1/4 as much or even less.
He sure was lol I think he's on Adderall or meth or something he's so much more fidgety than he was on Mythbusters and his pupils are constantly dilated
Is anyone else cringing over the use of abrasive paper towels after spending so much time polishing? On another note, have you considered using a ceramic coating after polishing?
Proxxom makes a lot of tools, electric and non electric. And they make tools for model making. In Europe they are always good quality (maybe not the best quality, but quite good) for a very good price.
Do I need this tool? No. Do I want this tool? No. Am I remotely interested in this tool or what it does? No. Am I going to spend 20 minutes listening to Adam talk about it? You bet your ass I am!
Interesting that you mentioned that the main guy from Nagra was a polish engineer, 'Nagra' is a polish verb meaning: it will record , nagrac: to record; nagrywac: register, record; nagrane: recorded; nagrywane: being recorded; nagra: it(or he/she) will record. etc.
All the detailing/restoration videos he claims to have watched… and he doesn’t put the polishing medium on the pad. Not to mention spreading the medium around with his fingers, thus introducing whatever contaminants are on his skin.
You should get Adam Jones of the band TOOL to come to the cave, Before he was in the band he worked in special effects. He directed TOOL's videos, I don't know what you guys can do, but it would be a cool whith what ever you come up with.
Two things novices might hit their heads on after watching Adam (a long term user of his skills): 1. be careful what kind of paper tape you put over paint finishes. Especially on props. You could lift the whole paint off. 2. don't start polishing until you've cleaned both the pad and the item you want to clean. Grit that you could catch from anywhere will ruin your day. Also, merits making sure the pad's cleaned every once in a while, again, you don't want junk in the polish process. Much like in any other process involving complex use skill, cleanliness is next to godliness. Obviously, you can use the reverse of this to accelerate certain traits. So for example, you want a prop that shows age, but the prop you have is brand spanking new and you're not quite sure how to make it look old an lovingly cleaned? Well, after some experimentation, so you know just the right amount of pressure and dirt, you can use a polish process to forcibly age a clear plastic, give it that "worn" look that even glass can have, once you look closer, perhaps in sunlight.
I have the same polisher, only it has a chainsaw head on it and i use it for Animal feet repair. Unusually sensitive to moisture even for a power tool.
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very cool
haha I actually added that novus polish kit to my amazon wishlist after watching the nagra video! Also I love the proxxon tools but do not own any because they are very beyond my price range, but someday! Really want some of the 12v stuff and the mini industrial tools like the lathe and tablesaw, the mill is also really cool.
I am so excited for the videos on this suit, the series was so so good!
Stop using paper towels! They are made with wood fibers. Your puting a very fine haze into the plastic.
As a detailer Adam, might I suggest you invest in some good microfibre clothes. While paper towels have their uses, they are the last thing I would use to remove polish. They will in fact produce fine micro marring on soft finishes like paint and plastic. Also if your kit came with a soft foam pad you will get better finish following up the 1st stage heavy abrasive with your 2nd stage finest polish and a soft foam pad. Very cool mini rotary polisher btw. Never heard of them before but it looks quality 👍
came here to say "stop using paper towels"... Thank you and I agree with what you're saying. I have some experience in polishing as well.
Came here to tell him to remove is ring while rubbing the plastic.
Glad I’m not the only one screaming at my TV. Paper towel is NOT for plastic!!!! 😭
Adam mentioned a while back in his video about rags that he hated working with microfibre, as they cling to his hands' skin imperfections. :/
Correction: he said they're fine and uses them. They're just like fingers on chalkboard for him :)
With how soft and prone to scratching the clear plastic is, it might be worthwhile to clean the pad every so often. Larry at AMMO has great videos about polishing and frequently uses compressed air to "blow out" the pad to remove any of the clogged up junk from the polishing surface.
Also a clean microfibre to remove the polish residue and (depending on the polish used) maybe a spray of some diluted Isopropyl or panel wipe if the polish is quite sticky.
My experience is with an old motorcycle helmet visor so i used the process Larry did for piano black interior trims (due to how soft they are) and got great results.
Oh man Ammo NYC! LARRY has done great videos. I was thinking Adam, you didn't load your pad before polishing!
Don't know what a motorized angle polisher is, but if Adam Savage is telling me about it I'm sure it's absolutely essential and I'm absolutely invested
Maybe read the comments before you put this guy on a pedestal.
@@odinata ?
I do a little watch repair and had some old guys teach me to polish plastic crystals. The biggest trick I learned is treat your buffing wheel/pad like it has to be sterile. A very small amount of dirt, grit, or metal dust will make it impossible to get a nice finish.
I find your tattoo deeply satisfying. Human perception alone is woefully inadequate to the task of quantifying reality. We need something else. We need something that doesn't think, something that doesn't feel to measure and understand concrete reality. This is a cornerstone of science and engineering. Most people demand that the universe reflect their feelings. A scientist, an engineer must reflect concrete reality in order to succeed. Your tattoo is a symbol of this, a reminder of this in a world where most people fight to deny this. Offering a temporary version of it is brilliant. I'm not into tattoos, but this is a great opportunity to try it on and think about getting the real thing ❤
Once the polish is on the surface. With the tool turned off use the pad to dab the compound every three inches or so and work in sections. No need to spread with your hands. A lot of compounds say to let dry anyways.
Almost bought this tool the other day when Adam showed off this tool in his Nagra restoration video, but ended up opting to spend about the same money on a 3" mini DA polisher instead. I figure I'll have more utility for the tool vs this small polisher, plus it came with a 2" backing plate option if I want the smaller pad size. The Proxxon is still a really useful tool and works well, but when space is a premium for me, I went with the 1 tool that'll do most jobs.
I'm a detailer and microfiber towels work way better than paper towels. Just an FYI. Awesome job!
I always miss some before/after half screen comparison. It would be nice to see on many restoration projects. PS: I also love proxxon.
Adam: "Beat it to heck, get it nice and dirty and scuffed!"
Also Adam: "This polisher makes it look brand new!"
(To be clear, that's not a criticism. It's just really fun that he's just as excited about such polar opposites in prop making and care.)
Paper towel in itself is abrasive and scratches plastic super easily. Does your technique produce different results between cloth wipes and paper towels?
I was amazed to see you using paper towels to clean your plastic. I am a glasses wearer and have been told my whole life not to use paper towels to clean plastic (or glasses or TVs) as it can scratch the surface. Is this a myth? Keep up the good work!
Its not a myth , paper towel including tissue contains abrasives that will scratch plastic over time . Its is made from paper a wood product ground to a pulp ..
Agree with Waynes Butler on this... Paper towels will scratch the holy shit out soft plastic and can scratch some of the best plastics.. Use Zeiss lens wipes for cleaning glasses and plastic, they work really well.
Yeah, never touch paper to plastics you want free of scratches. Clean microfiber is all you want.
Should be mentioned that what Adam calls "polish" really means dehaze. He more than likely wants to have a few scratches here and there to show this isn't a freshly made item, rather a prop with "years" of use.
@@steamgadget I have been told that some paper towel is equivalent to 3000 grit sand paper , have a good day my friend
Not a myth, Adam shouldn't be using them. Paper towels made with wood pulp.
your shop is like a wonderland of creative potential
I watched you break that thing out to polish the plastic cover and thought, "I want one". I'm so glad you made this video. Thanks!
I could sit in his shop with him all day just hanging out always entertaining and informative
We all gotta start somewhere, theres some really good advice in the comments here on how to get a better finish. Polishing can be alot easier and get better results when the right methods are followed, but its very easy to get wrong and introduce scratches/hazing/etc. The proxxon polisher looks very nice, and the price isnt bad at all! The novus system works incredibly well, even by hand, highly recommend it for clear plastics.
The wool pad is the most aggressive, except for sandpaper. I would recommend using a soft sponge pad for the finish. Preferably a waffle type.
I think it was one of Neal Stephenson's "science-fiction" books in the Baroque Cycle ( _Quicksilver_ , I'm pretty sure) where I first read a description of lens grinding - and by extension, all sanding and polishing - as the process of deliberately making scratches in a material, but finer and finer ones, until the scratches are sort of beyond the resolution of the material. I'm sure there's some nuance to that - others have mentioned that plastic polishing compounds also have a wax-like component to fill some scratches in? - but it's something I always think about in a sanding/polishing/buffing context.
Yes, I think of it this way. That's also how I know when to switch to a finer polish: The only remaining scratches are at the size of the current polish, all of the rougher scratches are gone.
It was not a build video but watching Adam dismantle his space helmet and clean it was entertaining.
Was blown away seeing this used in the nagra case cover refurbishment
Polisher are really undervalued! bring old or prototype state stuff into magic!
That whole Proxxon system seems awesome. I need to start adding it to my tool kit piece by piece.
It won't get rid of deep scratches but for maintenance of the domes over moving head lighting fixtures I have used Plexus spray. It isn't cheap but won't leave any film and polishes up very nicely with lint free towels or microfiber cloths. Might be a good product for keeping your helmet nice between wearings.
Visited the Weta Unleashed exhibit in Auckland at the weekend! Thanks for suggesting it Adam! It was absolutely awesome! 😊
As a hobbyist Proxxon have been on my wish list for about 4 decades.
Watching you polish this reminded an old soldier of the simple joy of polishing boots, I'm going to have to get myself an old pair of leather boots, not even to wear, just to polish.
I love polishing boots! I used to wear army surplus boots in high school and really enjoyed polishing them.
what a well built prop
As a Southerner, "bless your heart" can mean anything from the literal definition to "eat sh-t and die" and exactly what it means at any given utterance is determined by context and tone of voice. When it's sincere it'll be delivered with something like a surprised intake of breath or a sign of affection like a hug or a kiss on the cheek, when it means "eat sh-t and die" it'll be delivered in a syrupy tone of voice and a smile that doesn't reach the eyes.
Microfiber towels will be better for cleaning and buffing after polishing.
Much, paper towels will actually leave scratches and NEVER use ROAR Wipe.
We’ve got a few proxxon tools for cleaning up 3d prints. Finger sander, detail sander and angle polisher/grinder. We fixed some foam backed fine abrasive pads to some Velcro rotary sander discs and cut them into 2” diameter pads. Attached to the angle polisher they were great at removing print lines off the more organic shapes we needed to work on.
I was told by the girl at the sunglass hut to never use paper towels on plastic, only synthetic materials. Paper towels have wood fibers that can scratch.
This. I use LCD screen cleaner towels, which is just a microfibre towel but the cellulose fibres are hard.
I used to work in an underwater camera shop in Los Angeles that supported many tv shows / movies and fashion shoots and polishing acrylic domes for camera housings sucked up about 50% of my time.
Coming from a car detailing hobby, my 2p would be to first, get some foam polishing pads, they are less abrasive than microfiber. And second it's worth putting the polish compound on the pad then dab it around the surface to avoid 'sling'.
Nice tools, thanks for the upload.
The polisher is great, and if you add a 3m soft sanding pad to it, you get a sander for 3d prints. The pen sander and delta sander from Proxxon are a time saver. For large surfaces I adapted my Mirka Deros from sanding to polisher.
LCD screen cleaning supplies are good for this. The towel is just a microfibre towel, but I understand (and have found) that's better than paper, because the cellulose fibres are actually quite hard and can slightly mist transparent plastics. Don't know what the fluid is but it's low-smear.
I never clean my glasses with any kind of paper. And they're not even particularly expensive glasses
Very handy, will definitely relieve stress on the body doing the circles.
Adam - you put the polish on the polishing pad, then dab it on the work, evenly distributed. This knowledge comes from car detailing. They have a discipline called paint correction which is very similar to what you're doing.
I've always had good luck using stuff intended for paint. I use 3M rubbing compound and machine polish with corresponding 3M pads. Be careful with the rubbing compound as it is easy to burn with
At first i misread the title as Motorized Apple Polisher so i clicked instantly, but this is just as good
Would a microfiber cloth be ideal in this situation or nah? I'm genuinely curious.
I love Proxxon tools. Their North American HQ is located right up the road from me in Hickory, NC.
What I always think about when seeing Adam handle these props is how he is adding to their value just by owning and handling them. I find it strangely ironic and paradoxical somehow. Say for instance there's 10 of a certain prop and one is owned by Clint Eastwood the question asked down the line is...? Is this the one Clint Eastwood had?
Yeah, Adam Savage you're not Clint Eastwood famous but none the less you are a famous and important figure to many.
Thanks Tested team for another great video!
Adam, I've done years of acrylic polishing, both professionally and for myself. What I've learned is heat is not your friend. Buffing wheels move too fast for plastic. If I was going to the helmet I would have assessed the damage, wet sanded with progressive sanding. I would have used medium to 0000 steel wool with dish soap and water. Then I would have done the motorized polisher. Keeping it cool keeps the burns down, fracturing, and warping down.
"I didn't expect to totally dismantle this hero prop" Adam you were the only one who did not expect that.
I could watch Adam polish his helmet all day long.😳
I found the Novus polishing compound worked best when allowed to almost dry after evenly applying, and then buffing off with a clean microfibre cloth.
Post polishing acrylic/ you will saw swirlmark. If u you have transparent baby dish dryer, u can try putting it there but place it in some distance not direct to the heat. u can place it direct to heat but u gotta monitor it not over heat it. and u gonna surprise yourself the result. the effect is same with inside paint booth with heater. i've beem working glass/acrylic/plexiglass polishing for a while. Hope it increases the finishing beauty
there are tips on how to minimize those swirlmark in the process but that is for another time
To get rid of the scratches and get that really polished you need to go back to 400-600 grit wet/dry paper. Sand it plenty wet - NOT dry until you see no scratches under magnification. Then step up through all the grits to 2000. Then do a few stages of cream like the Novus and it will have no scratches and look like new. Anyone who has ever made a telescope mirror will remember starting the grind with 40 grit and advancing with finer and finer grits with the goal being control of the surface in microns and and the surface smoothness of the best camera lens.
Aircraft windows get refurbed starting with 120 grit. It looks scary to see an aircraft part costing as much as $30K undergo this but it works. They use an ultrasonic gauge to measure and control window thickness within .001 inches to prevent optical distortion.
Just curious why didn't you use a micro fiber cloth versus paper towels? Isn't paper towels more grittier of sorts?
I Ike that polisher for sure! I see nobody has told Adam that paper towels add micro scratches to surfaces. Micro fiber towels is the way to go...
Why didn't you take off your watch and ring before polishing? Or use a lint free cloth?
Useing a very light touch its possible to polish up glasses, it will add some weirdness to the lens but can be a huge improvement if things look a little dirty.
Would love to see a kind of how-to or just informational video about polishing :)
I love watching care videos for props and such
Almost died when you dropped the visor! ☠Nice catch! 🤣
For a second i thought that was the martian helmet and got excited for another video on that
What's this tool like for detail/contour sanding?
speaking from some experience with polishing cars and other surfaces etc less polish is generally the way to go. quicker results, less to clean off, pad doesnt fill up as fast, etc. :) results are hard to argue with though
Hey Adam, I wouldn’t use those paper towels for the final wipe. You need a microfiber cloth. Rubbing it with those paper towels is just leaving micro scratches.
7:53 - Me combining the wet and dry ingredients while baking... Always flies everywhere! XD
I use novus polishing system on my motorcycle helmet visor, it works miracles!
In the U.K., “Bless their hearts,” is a patronising phrase, like “That’s so sweeet!”. It certainly doesn’t mean “Go to hell!”
I was talking to the video asking does it come apart right before you discovered that piece comes off.
I somehow read that as motorized apple polisher, and I was highly intrigued.
By my experiences of polishing, the wool polish head will left some ring shape scratches, better to use a sponge one.
You applied the compound directly on the visor. Why not on the pad?
Slow speed polishing reduces loss, gotcha. But over the whole process how much do you lose about? Just thinking of the fist time I polished something and removed 1/5 of the material 😅
Try it
You will like it.
I have found I can polish anything with elbow grease and brasso on final pass.
Every detailer is screaming "clean your pad!" and "that's 10x the compound you need!", lol.
what is the yellow tape? Anything special?
Your right arm on your glasses is giving me anxiety Adam!!! haha
When the polish splattered everywhere, I figured nothing's changed since Mythbusters 😂.
Love the Bundaberg Diet Ginger Ale, a fine Aussie product.
I have Proxxon products. Great quality! I wanted to extend my comment. I have have the mini desktop mill and it is fantastic and super powerful and accurate. 😁
Great video Adam. I've learned over the years to apply the polish to the buffer instead of the surface. Otherwise, you get a money shot.
Of course it took me a while to learn this. Suffice to say, I know what Novus tastes like.
Edit, everytime I heard your wedding ring thwack the plastic, I would cringe a bit. Especially since you were using paper towels not microfiber cloth.
Adam, do you do anything to anti-static treat the plastic?
Place a few dabs of polish on the polishing wheel, then WITHOUT turning on the polisher, dab it all around the surface to be polished. It will look like polka dots. THEN turn on your polisher and go to work. You'll avoid all the splatter - and avoid getting all over your fingers, AND the polisher will pick up more product as you go, removing the need to add more. PLUS, you'll avoid the excess use of polish you see here. That's a ton of polish. You could do the job very well with about 1/4 as much or even less.
I love Proxxon tools!
You need some good quality microfiber towels to enhance your polishing. Paper towels are reversing your work.
Maybe I'm missing the cuts, but does he keep wiping his face and eyes with the paper towels that have a little bit of polishing compound on them?
He sure was lol I think he's on Adderall or meth or something he's so much more fidgety than he was on Mythbusters and his pupils are constantly dilated
The title said "apple polisher" earlier, and I like that much better
Is anyone else cringing over the use of abrasive paper towels after spending so much time polishing?
On another note, have you considered using a ceramic coating after polishing?
For an art project we had to choose s celebrity to make a portrait of using only words. Anyway Adam was the only legend I could think of.
Proxxom makes a lot of tools, electric and non electric. And they make tools for model making. In Europe they are always good quality (maybe not the best quality, but quite good) for a very good price.
Does it work on a scratched phone screen?
l went and bought one off The Big Rock Candy Mountain. It works an absolute treat for polishing vintage sewing machines.
And the extension/smøl head kit showed up today! Yaaaayyy!
Whatever happened to The Matrian spacesuit built?
Both Adam and Frank Ippolito got super busy, and it just petered out.
Do I need this tool? No.
Do I want this tool? No.
Am I remotely interested in this tool or what it does? No.
Am I going to spend 20 minutes listening to Adam talk about it? You bet your ass I am!
I see a new demerit badge there! "Flinging the polishing compound"
Interesting that you mentioned that the main guy from Nagra was a polish engineer, 'Nagra' is a polish verb meaning: it will record , nagrac: to record; nagrywac: register, record; nagrane: recorded; nagrywane: being recorded; nagra: it(or he/she) will record. etc.
If it does not have a motor, is it still an angle polisher?
All the detailing/restoration videos he claims to have watched… and he doesn’t put the polishing medium on the pad. Not to mention spreading the medium around with his fingers, thus introducing whatever contaminants are on his skin.
9:05 Now you've got me wondering if toothpaste can be used to polish metal or plastic...
You should get Adam Jones of the band TOOL to come to the cave, Before he was in the band he worked in special effects. He directed TOOL's videos, I don't know what you guys can do, but it would be a cool whith what ever you come up with.
Ochre and green reminds me of ammo cans 😍
does he have the world record of owning the most tools? jeez
Two things novices might hit their heads on after watching Adam (a long term user of his skills):
1. be careful what kind of paper tape you put over paint finishes. Especially on props. You could lift the whole paint off.
2. don't start polishing until you've cleaned both the pad and the item you want to clean. Grit that you could catch from anywhere will ruin your day. Also, merits making sure the pad's cleaned every once in a while, again, you don't want junk in the polish process.
Much like in any other process involving complex use skill, cleanliness is next to godliness.
Obviously, you can use the reverse of this to accelerate certain traits. So for example, you want a prop that shows age, but the prop you have is brand spanking new and you're not quite sure how to make it look old an lovingly cleaned? Well, after some experimentation, so you know just the right amount of pressure and dirt, you can use a polish process to forcibly age a clear plastic, give it that "worn" look that even glass can have, once you look closer, perhaps in sunlight.
I have the same polisher, only it has a chainsaw head on it and i use it for Animal feet repair. Unusually sensitive to moisture even for a power tool.
every single car detailer watching this is screaming right now. But hey, it did work.