Goofed up

[sheena]

         I did something stupid and glued the chrome pieces to the engine before painting it. Ireally don't want to pry the chrome pieces off but I'm not sure if I can get tape into all the little nooks.I'm kind of stumped here and any help would be appreciated .Thanks      

[High octane]

Well, we all do or have done stupid things at one time or another. I myself would pull the chrome plated parts off, scrape or sand most of the old glue off both the block and the parts, and paint the engine. When dry, I would re-glue the chrome plated pieces back on.

[10thumbs]

Sheena, how about trying some acrylic, water-based paint that's thinned with water and let it creep into the crevices by using a fine brush?  Anything that gets at the chrome could be easily removed with a dry brush or something of this nature.

Whatcha think?

Michael

[unclescott58]

Well, we all do or have done stupid things at one time or another. I myself would pull the chrome plated parts off, scrape or sand most of the old glue off both the block and the parts, and paint the engine. When dry, I would re-glue the chrome plated pieces back on.

Dito. The only answer I can think of. That and brush painting the part.

[Renegade]

Have a bottle of Ambroid E Z Mask. Says it works on non porous surfaces including plastic. Not sure if it would affect chrome. As this came in a box of model parts and paints, I'm not sure where to buy it but HL should carry it. Haven't tried it so check their website for info.

[Foxer]

Some people swear by Silly Putty to mask oddly contoured areas like this. I never had luck with it sticking to anything.

If you didn't scrape the chrome off the gluing surfaces, they will pry off easily.

If you have a steady hand it may be just as easy to paint the engine with the chrome there. If you use acrylic paint it should come off the chrome plating pretty easy  . wet or dry.

 

[Quick GMC]

Some people swear by Silly Putty to mask oddly contoured areas like this. I never had luck with it sticking to anything.

If you didn't scrape the chrome off the gluing surfaces, they will pry off easily.

If you have a steady hand it may be just as easy to paint the engine with the chrome there. If you use acrylic paint it should come off the chrome plating pretty easy  . wet or dry.

 

Silly Putty is terrible, but Blue Tack works very well for the same thing. I have been using it for a while now and i love it. 

[62rebel]

great opportunity to hone up on fine brush painting!

[Kris Morgan]

You may try this to help remove the chrome parts.  Get them wet with tap water, place in a ziplock bag and toss in the freezer overnight. As the water freezes it will expand and may pop the part loose or, at least help it to start loosening.

[Harry Joy]

What kind of glue did you use? Also, Tamiya masking tape is easy to work with. You can also use the yellow Frog tape from any paint shop, which is very similar to the Tamiya but a lot cheaper (but not quite as reliable).

[sheena]

Thanks guys,I'll try to pry off the valve covers thinking I can get away with taping the rest.Building this is really slow going but I am enjoying the process

[Tom Geiger]

Sheena, I believe you said you were using Testors tube glue?   That should pry off fairly easy.  Look for an edge on the valve cover that isn't completely flush, hopefully enough room to slide an exacto blade in there. Then just twist the blade.  Hopefully it will pop off, especially if you didn't sand the chrome off the bottom edge prior to gluing.

Once you have the parts off, make sure you clean the mating surfaces to get the old glue off. First, scrape any bumpy glue off, then sand the rest flat. Otherwise they won't lie flat when you put them on again.