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Warped Plastic Car Body

Info on how to apply heat to using an oven? procedure how to fix car bent in box

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#1 whale

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 12:48 PM

I previosly saw an article on how to apply heat to a warped bent-from-the-factory plastic car body.

Can anyone give me the info? Thanks.



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Posted 17 December 2012 - 01:06 PM

.....Very carefully.......



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Posted 17 December 2012 - 03:22 PM

yep very very carefully or all at once it will go.... droop



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Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:39 PM

Depending on where and how badly the body is warped you can use a hair dryer or dip the body in warm water. You just want to soften the plastic a bit, too much and it will deform.