**Easier, Better Finish using... Women's Fingernail Buffers???
Yeah baby! Thanks to David Bauer for this tip.
It is always a pain trying to remove the "nubs" left from cutting parts from the sprue and sanding seams left on the model after gluing and puttying. Sandpaper can leave small scratches that show up during painting.
I use women's three stage fingernail buffers. They can be bought in the cosmetics department a most stores for around a $1 to $1.50 .They come in in packages of three stick. One coarse (like 400 grit sandpaper) , a buffer stick, This one polishes the scratches out. And finally a polishing stick. This one gives the part a high shine. I have given silver plastic almost mirror shines with these.
The buffers come in various sizes and are made of a stiff rubber like plastic so they can bend around small curves. Best of all parts can be cleaned up really quick. They are also avaliable in various sizes. You can even cut them into different sizes and shapes to suite your needs. I hope this helps. This one saves me a lot of time.
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