fseva Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) I've been thinking of trying my first resin car (available body only) with an already chopped body. My main problem is losing the windshield and the other windows from the donor kit. If I have to use a flat plastic, what is the best, clearest, most scratch-resistant plastic available for modelers, and what thickness would you recommend? Edited May 7, 2015 by fseva
mike 51 Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Yep you are gonna need to use flat plastic....can't think of any good alternative. Hope this helps.. Edited May 6, 2015 by mike 51
Mooneyzs Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I would have to suggest using acetate sheets. You should be able to find them in various thickness too.
fseva Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 I would have to suggest using acetate sheets. You should be able to find them in various thickness too. I have heard the word "acetate", but HobbyLinc has no sheets using this as a search term - does this go by any other name? Also, what thickness do you recommend?
espo Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Have you bought a dress shirt lately? I have used the clear plastic that they use to make the caller stand up.
sjordan2 Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I like Evergreen clear styrene sheets. If you look at Harry's builds, he gets excellent results from Lexan.
fseva Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) I like Evergreen clear styrene sheets. If you look at Harry's builds, he gets excellent results from Lexan. What is Harry's membername? I've used clear styrene for other things in the past, and it is far from scratch-resistant. I'm looking for something better... Edited May 7, 2015 by fseva
fseva Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 Dipping them in future helps no matter what you use! What exactly is the Future for?
Mike_G Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 What exactly is the Future for? The children .010 Lexan or clear acetate sheet should work fine.
mike 51 Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) What exactly is the Future for? The search function here and Google *could* be your friends if you let them Edited May 8, 2015 by mike 51
fseva Posted May 8, 2015 Author Posted May 8, 2015 The children .010 Lexan or clear acetate sheet should work fine. Haha! Very appropriate! I have been able to find Lexan .020 - would that be just as good?
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