If you are wondering what others use to polish their plastic models before painting, then this might be of interest to you.

Since plastics are soft, you need to find polishing compounds make for soft or fine materials. Keep your eye out for sample packs such as the Flitz Metal Polish pictured here. I picked this up at a department store, they were giving samples away during a metal cookware and flatware sale.

Brasso has been used by the military to shine everything from belt buckles to brass bells. It is also suitable for some plastics. BE SURE TO TEST ON A PIECE OF SPRUE FROM THE KIT BEFORE using on the models pieces parts.

Novus is a standard in the hobby for polishing plastic and restoring scratched canopies.

A large container can be divided amongst several, just put the contents in a new or clean paint jar. Here I have some polishing solution from Micro-Surface which came from a large can used on aircraft plexi.

Look at your local automotive paint supplier for other polishing pastes and solutions, some offer free sample packs like those shown from Flitz. I’ve picked up several from the 3M booth while attending larger car shows in our area. Don’t forget to pick up samples of their finishing products too if available…I’ll explain why later.