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nice last shot.
fall backwards and keep firing...
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hey gang.
i have a question involving repainting a custom.
a few years back i repainted and modded the head of my alt windcharger and he became wildrider.
i have never been happy with the paint quality of what was my first venture of repainting on a large scale.
he was painted using humbrol enamal silver paint (paint brush strokes are what is annoying me most)
what i'd like to know is
1) is there an easy way to remove the original paint other than scraping (started and it's taking forever)
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2) is there a certain kind of paint i should look for that would act as a suitable replacement (spray)
thanks :wave
With enamels, I'm assuming it was an oil based paint.
I love using Humbrol for other model car applications.
I remove dried paint with Polly S's E-L-O (Easy Lift Off). Basically it is a paint stripper.
You could also use Castrol transmission fluid... Seriously!
By submerging your plastic head in the liquid, or simply brushing it on, you will be able to remove the paint with an old soft toothbrush.
Don't forget to wash, and rinse the plastic before repainting, otherwise it will not hold.
Hope it helps.
I poked around and did a search and came up with nuttin, so if this has been asked already I apologize. My alt Mirage's hood won't lay flush with the car body in alt mode... is there a quick-n-dirty way to mod that assembly so it lays flat? I tried shaving plastic from a couple of places but it didn't seem to have any effect. Thanks in advance!seeing as you already did what my first suggestion was going to be, try #2
If you can remove the hood, I suggest you place it in really warm water and "coax" it in the proper shape. Follow immediately with cold water so that it retains its shape, replace hood and bingo. It should work.
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In Port Coquitlam, BC. I'm going back to Quebec (Sherbrooke) for 3 weeks this coming Friday (getting married!), so hopefully they will get newer stuff for me there. :)
Hey, I'm from Sherby too! :canada I'm living in Montreal now. More action.
Happy wedding.
I just picked up from eBay a nice little auction #6059856691
13 Binaltechs for $290 USD = $325 CAD not bad at all. :tfdance
:tfevil
The 13 are:
BT-01 Smokescreen,
BT-04 Hound,
BT-05 Dead End,
BT-06 Tracks (blue),
BT-08 Jazz (white),
BT-09 Swindle,
BT-10 Grimlock,
BT-11 Ravage,
BT-12 Overdrive,
BT-13 Laserwave,
BT-14 Wheeljack,
BT-15 Prowl (white) and
BT-16 Skids
Since I will have a second blue Tracks out of this deal, I might actually airbrush a real flame job on him. Screw the stickaz! :tfpuke
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I thought it had a used car lot sticker price on it at first look.