Model glue on windshield

Ahoy Semyas,

Submerging in alcohol or nail polish remover would cause more problems than it would solve. Standard nail polish remover is usually acetone based, which melts styrene plastic. Neither would affect the glue.

Your best solution is to sand the damaged part and then polish it. I would wet sand starting with about 400 grit and progressively work my way to finer and finer grits. If you have a micro-mesh kit, this is a good time to use it. Once you've sanded the windshield down as fine as you can get, (and without a micro-mesh kit, thats about 2000 grit), use some plastic polish to get rid of the haze that remains.

Both Micro-mesh and Novus are available from Micro-Mark Tools. Thats www.micromark.com on the internet.

Tom

I would agree entirely with the above - be very careful though! I have done this and messed up at the last stage. Too much pressure will generate heat and pressure and before you know it the whole screen can craze for no apparent reason . Strange but it has happened to me!

Cheers and good luck with it.

Thanks a lot eaglecentral and CRASHER! :) I also heard of sticking it in the freezer and scraping the remains off. How long would you keep it in there? Thanks again!

Semyas -

It really depends on how deep the glue has eaten through. Definately do the sanding procedure, I start with 600 wet/dry, wet of course ;) , and work up to finer grades as required. As the windshield will now be cloudy, dip it in future floor wax, and leave it alone for a few days. Note, in theory, even if the glue has eaten (wrinkled) through, you might be able to recreate surfaces, by careful sanding. I've never tried fixinhg anything that bad, but what do you have to loose?

Also, if this is a Revell/Monogram kit, still in production, surprised that no one suggested just going to their website and asking for a replacement part. They're pretty good about that. At least they used to be.

Archer out.