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Pacman808 · 07-24-2016, 10:41 PM

Hi Guys and gals,

Here is a R35 LB that I am fixing up for Thumper. I hope this tutorial will help you restore and fix your damaged cars. You just need patience.

The car was damaged during transit.

Disassemble car:
I used an exacto knife and ran it along the areas where Make UP used resin glue to attached the pieces to the car.

How to remove the clear plastic windows without damage - A blunt toothpick does the trick. But be careful and do this slowly.
As you can see from the pic below, this took about four hours to do (I was watching past episodes of Game of Thrones while doing this).
Also at this stage, I reattached the nose of the car to the body using Insta-cure gap filling Cyanoacrylate, along with Tamiya modelling glue,
and Plastic Weld Cement (That I ran across the damaged seem).
I know this is overkill for the glue, but the pieces are glued together permanently.

Reattached nose:

How to Strip the Paint:
I did some research, and I found that the best method to strip paint of resin, is 99% Isoproply Alcohol. This does not damage or make the resin soft.
You will need to soak the model in the alcohol for about 24-48 hours. Afterwards, the paint comes off very easily.
Use a old tooth brush to remove the paint. Be careful of PE parts, as they are stuck on the paint and can easily be lost when scrubbing off the paint.

Close up of the damaged area.

There where chips that had to be filled, so I used Tamiya two part
modelling expoxy putty. This stuff is just basically bondo.

Paint prep:
After sanding off the putty, and masking off all the attached chrome pieces, I primed the body and inspected it for further defects.

Latest update

I've sprayed a base coat of Alclad bright silver on the car. Flash Pink is what original body colour. This paint is very difficult to find. The only other solution is to use acrylic nail colours.
But still no matches, and from what my wife told me if I dilute the nail paint to spray through my airbrush, the end colour will not be the same.
So I've decided to go use Alclad Enamel Candy Red, I think this is a cool colour.

I will post up pic of this very soon.

Thanks,

William

07-24-2016, 10:41 PM	#2971
Pacman808 Proud to be called a RS Regular! Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Burnaby Posts: 143 Thanked 510 Times in 105 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fixing and Restoring R35 LB Hi Guys and gals, Here is a R35 LB that I am fixing up for Thumper. I hope this tutorial will help you restore and fix your damaged cars. You just need patience. The car was damaged during transit. Disassemble car: I used an exacto knife and ran it along the areas where Make UP used resin glue to attached the pieces to the car. How to remove the clear plastic windows without damage - A blunt toothpick does the trick. But be careful and do this slowly. As you can see from the pic below, this took about four hours to do (I was watching past episodes of Game of Thrones while doing this). Also at this stage, I reattached the nose of the car to the body using Insta-cure gap filling Cyanoacrylate, along with Tamiya modelling glue, and Plastic Weld Cement (That I ran across the damaged seem). I know this is overkill for the glue, but the pieces are glued together permanently. Reattached nose: How to Strip the Paint: I did some research, and I found that the best method to strip paint of resin, is 99% Isoproply Alcohol. This does not damage or make the resin soft. You will need to soak the model in the alcohol for about 24-48 hours. Afterwards, the paint comes off very easily. Use a old tooth brush to remove the paint. Be careful of PE parts, as they are stuck on the paint and can easily be lost when scrubbing off the paint. Close up of the damaged area. There where chips that had to be filled, so I used Tamiya two part modelling expoxy putty. This stuff is just basically bondo. Paint prep: After sanding off the putty, and masking off all the attached chrome pieces, I primed the body and inspected it for further defects. Latest update I've sprayed a base coat of Alclad bright silver on the car. Flash Pink is what original body colour. This paint is very difficult to find. The only other solution is to use acrylic nail colours. But still no matches, and from what my wife told me if I dilute the nail paint to spray through my airbrush, the end colour will not be the same. So I've decided to go use Alclad Enamel Candy Red, I think this is a cool colour. I will post up pic of this very soon. Thanks, William