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                        How the frak? 25 year old testor white putty...

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                        pppmario
                        • Member since
                          May 2018
                        • From: Ontario Canada
                        How the frak? 25 year old testor white putty...
                        Posted by pppmario on Monday, May 28, 2018 12:26 AM

                        Boy am i gonna catch some, issue: cleaning up/rebuilding and old NCC 1701-D built 25 years ago give or take a year.  

                        Probleme, before i start i want to line all my duck in a row and attack this head on. The gaps were filled with testor gap filler and badly sanded.

                        How do i "soften/strip/remove this stuff?

                        I have taken ZERO steps so far just looking for some Tips. If pictures whould help i can upload them on my next post.

                         

                        Thanks all 

                        On my workbench, my CAT!

                        https://photos.app.goo.gl/ERAw9Jvi3ovjDW5V6

                         

                         

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                        plasticjunkie
                        • Member since
                          November 2008
                        • From: Central Florida
                        Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:22 AM

                        IMO, I would carefully sand and refill any gaps with new putty like Perfect Plastic Putty which is amazing. Polish out with finer grits, prime and repaint. If any scribing is to be done then use thick gap filling CA and accelerator then sand and polish. Using CA  will be best for clean straight scribing.

                         GIFMaker.org_jy_Ayj_O

                         

                         

                        Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 10:12 AM

                        Testors white putty could be thinned with their liquid cement, but I don't know about old, hardened putty.

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