SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

Old Glue on an old MPC Model from 1981

584 views
4 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    November 2005
Old Glue on an old MPC Model from 1981
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 8, 2005 7:13 PM
Alrighty..I've just recieved a model i bought from someone on ebay..it's the 57 Velvet Vette by MPC (does anyone know what happened to MPC?) Paid $1 for it so there is no way in hell i'm gonna complain about the slight problem i'm facing hehe

The model parts are all there..BUT the person who started it began by gluing the front and back windows into place and REALLY messed it up...there's 24 year old glue all over both windows. I've read the "Glue on window (FOG)" thread but i'm wondering if that technique will work on 2 decades old glue.

Are there any opinions, or suggestions? I'd scratch build 2 new windows but I have NO idea how to go about it. I've just recently got back into model building after a 20 year hiatus so any help from you guys would be really appreciated

---Mike a.ka. Evil Appetite
  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Saturday, October 8, 2005 7:36 PM
Welcome to the forum

I doubt very seriously that the problem is caused by CA fogging, rather a very young modeler who managed to spread the styrene glue while assembling the model. If you can get the parts off the model (old glue, especially tube glues tend to get brittle with age) - so gentle prying may pop the part out without damaging anything.(no guarantees though). Once out, I would try to sand out the damage, starting with 400 wet/dry sand paper. As the damage is removed, I would work through finer grades of sandpaper until the damage is completly remove and the area is now polished.
Quincy
  • Member since
    May 2003
Posted by karlwb on Sunday, October 9, 2005 5:06 PM
when you have all of the old glue removed, you should be able to polish the clear parts up completly by using a ladies finger-nail polishing stick. they usually have three grades of sander on one stick, fhe finest of these is so fine it feel a bit like rubber rather than a sander.

I think that they are called 'Nail Glossing sticks', here in the UK at least.

Karl
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 9, 2005 6:38 PM
Progressively finer grades of sandpaper then a coat of Future to hide the fine scratches.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 9, 2005 7:19 PM
I would remove the windows and replace with thin clear plastic such as the kind used in packaging or acetate.
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.