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    Thanks for the suggestions Guys. I have been going to town on it with the coarse polishing compound and I think I’m getting there. I mounted a piece of foam gasket on an old electric toothbrush, and it seems to be working fairly well.
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    Got it! Thanks. That way just doesn’t credit the person quoted like the quote button does.
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    Ever accidentally poke a hole in the foil? Doesn’t the toothpick soak up the CA? Turns out the Q-tip cleans out the well nicely and doesn’t even leave any cotton strands behind, so I made a smaller re-useable one.
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    Looks pretty good to me.
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    Quite often, but I use a butane lighter and the dried CA burns off in two seconds. I did previously make a couple from needles and they did work, but not as good as these. And those I had to dip into the bottle of CA….a disaster waiting to happen I thought!? Edit: I likely don’t need 150 holes. I can probably soak up the un-used CA with a Q-tip and clean up the well with the drill bit. It’s been close to an hour since my original post and the CA is still liquid and useable….unlike the bottlecaps.
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    I recently bought the glue loopers for super thin CA. They work great, but you have to put a drop or two of CA in something to dip the looper in. I am running out of bottlecaps.? It wants to wick around the cap and doesn’t really want to form a deep enough puddle to dip into. So I have some 3/16” thick plexiglass that I drilled some 5/32” holes about halfway through on my drill press. Each hole holds a drop of glue and maintains a nice deep puddle for dipping. I should be able to put close to 150 glue wells in this 1-1/2”x6” piece.
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    Fantastic work you’re doing there. I have enough trouble getting ONE build on the go.?
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    Looking good so far. I like that colour too!?
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    Is there any way to retroactively quote someone’s post? If I inadvertently hit the post reply button before attaching the quote….can it be inserted somehow, or is another post required? Alternatively, can I delete my post immediately and re-do the whole thing?
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    See above post. Also, the block heater is usually installed in place of one of the freeze plugs.
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    If you do not have a strong enough anti-freeze mixture in your coolant system, or just use water, it can freeze in cold weather. The inadequate coolant would expand and could crack your engine block casting. The freeze plugs are a press fit and are designed to be forced out by the expanding coolant in order to protect the block.
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    Ok, I sanded the raised rim which I am re-painting anyways and scraped the inside corners as much as possible. My local HS only had Tamiya compound, so I am trying to polish out the scratches. Some are fairly deep.? What would be the coarsest grit paper that could be used prior the polishing compound?
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    The local HS didn’t have the Novus polish, so I bought some Tamiya compounds instead. I hope they work OK? I have never polished anything before, so this will be a first for me. I also picked up some flexible sanding sticks. I’ve been making my own so far but was curious to see how long these last.
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    And that won’t harm the clear plastic? I know it can make regular styrene brittle, and clear is already more brittle…?
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    Some folks sand a small flat spot on the bottom so that it looks like they the weight of a vehicle on them also.
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    The silver paint that was used on this glue bomb does not dissolve in Super Clean. What would be the next best stripper to use that won’t damage the clear plastic. I will be picking up some Novus polish later today to get rid of the small scuff marks. Thanks.
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    Scuff them up a bit with scotch brite to get rid of the sheen?
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    Start a build thread when you get around to it.
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    Doesn’t look like very many parts. I’m sure you’ll be adding some details.
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    If you only want to do those three models and then quit….you would have been farther ahead to hire an accomplished modeller to build them for you. Dismantling something mechanical and bolting it back together (no offence to master mechanics?) is far different than airbrushing. You can learn mechanics from a book or video, but you can’t master painting, golf or ballroom dancing from watching a video. If you are serious about building these models yourself, you have to DO IT YOURSELF. Start spraying something…get some practical experience.
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    There, I fixed that for you.?
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    I have little to no experience spraying enamel. My best advice would be to get a bunch of Testors enamels (any colors will do) and experiment. Mix them up and paint some plastic cups or spoons. Once you are comfortable with the paint consistency, air pressures and get some results that YOU are satisfied with….try your purple….on a spoon, then the model. You will NOT be happy if you spray your models with your very first jar of paint! And yes, laquer thinner will clean your airbrush.
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    Very classy ride! Those hubcaps look fine on it. Sounds like you and the family are enjoying it.?
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    Of the early 1960s Chevys, I think the ‘64 Impala has THE nicest lines of them all! The only problem I had with the Revell Lowrider kit I built is the tail lights weren’t right, so I made some from scratch.
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    Just cut some out of a coffee can lid and you’re laughing. I would rather have a full flat gasket than those perimeter ring gaskets anyways. JMHO!
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