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Silver https://imgur.com/gallery/RXi01AK Need to strip this enamel off the car body. My son had an issue with the rattlecan and the complex body shape has bubbles in the crevasses. This is a base coat for a clear candy apple red finish. I have read though this thread and while there is a lot of inf...

I guess that I'll have to use acetone since the purple power works a TINY bit but not enough to justify waiting for it and the Easy Off just sits on the surface. I'll inform you all that this is the top of the Caddilac that I'm re-starting from 1999. I doubt that the paint on there is simply going t...

WOW! I know that it's been a lifetime since I saw this forum last but quite a few things have changed in my personal life as well as professional. I really haven't devoted a lot of time to the forums but I hoped to come back since I have been saving up quite a few models for my collection. Mark was ...

Thanks for sharing this with us. It's pretty cool! A lot of COPPER paint went into these creations. Most of the parts look like they're from bath tub toys for kids. Not necessarily steampunk in of itself, but still artsy - fartsy nonetheless. Very cool to see someone reusing these items rather than ...

How big are the holes? I mean if you're wanting to make domes, you could just look it up online, or go to your local hobby store. They have plastic domes, or look for cabochons somewhere. You can mold it from just about anything, but sulpher free clay is the best way to go with this one. You can use...

WWW.SPECIALTYRESIN.COM This is where I get my resin from. WWW.USCOMPOSITES.COM is where I buy my silicone rubber from. This degasses naturally within 48 hours. You can use clear resin in it with no problem. The resin I use sets up in two minutes - not enough working time for small parts, but works g...

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM is your friend. Just look up casting resins, or making a mould. They'll show you the eaisest way to do it. I use a wooden box with the part inside. This is deep enough to put two parts in so that once you have the first mould made you can brush vasoline, or petroleum jelly over the r...

If you are looking for a plastic that machines well, and can be painted and glued with common solvents, try polycarbonate. It is somewhat softer than acrylic, but just as clear. WRONG! Polycarbonate is NOT softer than acrylic! Polycarbonate is nothing at all like acrylic, except that they're both c...

WWW.USPLASTICS.COM is your friend! I buy 0.20" - 0. 60" thicknesses from them for building. This is far cheaper than anyone anywhere that I've found so far. Unless someone's cropped up in the las year since I bought from them last, you aren't going to get it in this size - 40 inches by 72...

You could just bend it back gently by hand. Hold the piece against something flat, and hard. Then you should be able to press against it lightly a little at a time. Hold it out from a table, or other flat surface a few centimeters at a time, and bend it ever so lightly a little bit, then check it as...