Rick L

Coolants such as soap, wax or even water help prolong the life of cutting tools, especially when using power drills on plastic. All cutting tools get dull eventually and higher speeds of turning can create galling of the hole.

You can work up to as many grits as you want but the most important component of mirror type paint jobs is making sure your previous grit is complete. The only way to be sure of that is to sand in alternating directions between grits. If you didn’t sand out that 400 grit scratch that’s running vertically on the your horizontal 800 grit sanding you’re not done sanding with 800. So don’t be surprised when you’ve sanded all the way with 1,000,000 grit sandpaper and see a scratch.

I think the problem started when Pete thought Bill was talking about Pete. Not polyethylene terephthalate (PETE).🤣

It’s funny how the subject went from clamps to verniers so quickly.🙃

Just a word of caution: Novus polish may work fine on BMF but not on the manufacturers chromed plastic parts.

Test! Test! Test! a quick shot of paint on a plastic spoon before you dive into painting the model is always easier than stripping the paint after.

If you ask nice, any granite countertop installer could supply you a one inch thick cutoff for free.

I agree with Steve. There are more uses to WD40 than naphtha. As a matter of fact I think there’s a can in MY mothers basement also.😆

Ooooooouch! That is a bummer! You did such a great job to that point.

Testing it out first is the only way you can truly be satisfied with the results.

I’d say it depends on the year of the car you’re modeling. Undercoating was an available option in the 50’s to prevent rust. So a black coating would be appropriate. If you were too cheap to buy that option ( like my dad) the wheel wells were either the same color of the body or primer.🤣

Kamoi tape 40mm

Staples is a stationary store. The product is called foamboard. It an extruded polystyrene board laminated with paper. You can buy a 20”x30” board for $7.00.

Staples.

Soaking is not a good method to clean parts. Soapy water or alcohol is used as a medium to wipe or scrub the parts.