Let's See Some Glue Bombs!

[Snake45]

Now THAT'S a nutty idea.  I like it.  How about a Manx chassis?

I think the Manx chassis is too short, and I wouldn't waste one on this anyway. I got one of those ex-MPC Barris Corvair powered dune buggies as a possible drivetrain donor (hate the body on that car), and might stretch that chassis to fit. Or I might just easy-out and put it on a '69 Corvair chassis. Haven't decided yet.

The back panel will be wire screen mesh. Gonna have to adapt a hood from a Revell '68 Vette (I got the 2-in-1 kit with two hoods, so nothing wasted there), will prolly just go with something simple out of sheet styrene for the front "grille" area.

[Lordmodelbuilder]

Couple more I forgot about. Mako Shark is complete but is a mess. The Falcon is a mess too,but I have some parts to

make it complete again.

[Foxer]

Love this thread.  I wish I had more "before" pics of some of mine 

 

 

This is WAY too classic to restore!  Should go on a shelf like that ... the paint job says it all.

[Bob Ellis]

GREAT saves to all of you, countless hours removing paint KUDOS

[Snake45]

This one will be a real challenge. AMT annual '69 Mustang from eBay, came in original box with most of the kit parts but look what someone inflicted on the poor thing. Front and back glass are both EXTREMELY frosted with liquid cement or some other solvent, and WILL NOT come out--I've tried, and even damaged the A-pillars trying. Gonna try to polish the glass out (have just been waiting until I could take the "Before" pics, which of course I've now done). If that doesn't work, I can paint them gloss black and build it curbside, OR cut the whole roof off a common Revell '69 Mustang and graft it on, OR cut the front end off this body and graft it onto a Revell. Dig the taillights glued onto the hood! And I have to save them--Modelhaus makes nothing for this kit.

And here's why saving this thing is worthwhile--look at that beautiful front end, nothing at all like the ugly inaccurate backbirth at the front of the Revell Mustang.

Wish me luck!

 

 

[gtx6970]

This one will be a real challenge. AMT annual '69 Mustang from eBay, came in original box with most of the kit parts but look what someone inflicted on the poor thing. Front and back glass are both EXTREMELY frosted with liquid cement or some other solvent, and WILL NOT come out--I've tried, and even damaged the A-pillars trying. Gonna try to polish the glass out (have just been waiting until I could take the "Before" pics, which of course I've now done). If that doesn't work, I can paint them gloss black and build it curbside, OR cut the whole roof off a common Revell '69 Mustang and graft it on, OR cut the front end off this body and graft it onto a Revell. Dig the taillights glued onto the hood! And I have to save them--Modelhaus makes nothing for this kit.

And here's why saving this thing is worthwhile--look at that beautiful front end, nothing at all like the ugly inaccurate backbirth at the front of the Revell Mustang.

Wish me luck!

 

 

Grind the glass out with a dremel ?

[Snake45]

Grind the glass out with a dremel ?

Thought of that. Pretty sure I'd completely destroy both A-pillars and likely other areas as well.

I'm not afraid to polish clear plastic. The only tricky part will be polishing right out to the very edges. Gonna start with #800 sandpaper and work up through #1000, #1500, and #2000, then break out the Wright's.

If the glass were this frosted but still separable, it would only take me about 10 minutes or less to get it like-new again.

At least the INSIDE of the glass is all pristine, so I got THAT goin' for me.

There might be an irreparable glue booger and maybe even a crack in the backlite, but that doesn't bother me. Worse comes to worst I can always just use the kit shutters/shades. They were pretty common on Mach Is back in the day.

[dragcarz]

Just got this off EBay, AMT 65 Mustang Fastback, someone put it together with elders or some kind of silicone. Practically fell apart, its in the purple pond. 

[Sport Suburban]

Here is a MPC 70 Camaro SS that I restored. It was a clean built up to start with.

[Sport Suburban]

Here is a pair of AMT 66 Corvette annuals. The coupe is built as a 327 and the roadster was modified and built as a stock 427 roadster.

[Snake45]

Wow, those are SUPERB! I have a whole big box full of '63-'67 Corvette resto/rebuild projects to do. I hope they come out even half as nice as yours!

[pack rat]

Yes, those Vettes are gorgeous. I too have a pile of C2 Vettes waiting in the wings (and a pile of re-issued '63's for parts).

 

     

[Tom Geiger]

May have been stripped in brake fluid.  That will frost up the glass just like that... ask me how I know!   

[TooOld]

May have been stripped in brake fluid.  That will frost up the glass just like that... ask me how I know!   

Yep .  Been there done that . 

[TooOld]

This one's next on my bench for a restoration . 

[Tom Geiger]

 

 

I bought these three as a lot on eBay many years ago. I was surprised there was little to no competition an I remember getting them for about $10 a car.  They were assembled fairly well but with some of the custom accessories including the skirts (argh!).  They look like they suffered some play wear and then were put on a basement shelf for some 40 years, acquiring the patina. 

[Snake45]

May have been stripped in brake fluid.  That will frost up the glass just like that... ask me how I know!   

None of the rest of the body is frosted, just the glass. And there's no evidence of any paint anywhere.

AND the glass is perfect on the INSIDE. So I'm thinkin' maybe the brake fluid theory doesn't apply here. But thanks for sharing that--I didn't know brake fluid would frost clear glass. Have only used it once and not on clear.

[Foxer]

 

 

I bought these three as a lot on eBay many years ago. I was surprised there was little to no competition an I remember getting them for about $10 a car.  They were assembled fairly well but with some of the custom accessories including the skirts (argh!).  They look like they suffered some play wear and then were put on a basement shelf for some 40 years, acquiring the patina. 

Three cars I had when new and would have a blast restoring those! Some of my favorite annuals.

[keyser]

Snake, I'd save the body, not waste effort on glass. You can get donor glass from tons of readily available MPC kits, or even make it out of sheet acetate. I'd probably try warming up the glass in hot water so it's not so brittle, use hand drill in a few places away from body, but not so far in middle to stress edges. 

Blow a few pilot holes, then use dremel to open up. Get yourself enough room to saw out the bulk of center glass, then use saw on xacto handle to work around corners and posts. 

Probably going to have to keep warming up the glass. I'd not use a hair dryer as 47yo plastic not very tolerant. 

Probably better ways, but the body is the prize. 

I'm still looking for one, I had a new one in 69. 

Amazes me NOBODY has ever done resin corrections on the R/M 69 and 70's. That Russian kit just too much of a pain to get. 

[Snake45]

Snake, I'd save the body, not waste effort on glass. You can get donor glass from tons of readily available MPC kits, or even make it out of sheet acetate. I'd probably try warming up the glass in hot water so it's not so brittle, use hand drill in a few places away from body, but not so far in middle to stress edges.

Blow a few pilot holes, then use dremel to open up. Get yourself enough room to saw out the bulk of center glass, then use saw on xacto handle to work around corners and posts.

Probably going to have to keep warming up the glass. I'd not use a hair dryer as 47yo plastic not very tolerant.

Probably better ways, but the body is the prize.

I'm still looking for one, I had a new one in 69.

Amazes me NOBODY has ever done resin corrections on the R/M 69 and 70's. That Russian kit just too much of a pain to get.

Sounds complicated and dangerous. I'm much more comfortable polishing it out in situ. As I said, worse comes to worst, I'll just graft on a whole new roof from a Revell. I have a "pro street" '69 Shelby that I can't see ever building.

The MPC kit is undersized, so not much of a donor (or we'd all be grafting MPC noses onto Revell bodies).

[pack rat]

Now I'm confused re the brake fluid thing.  This '64 Vette had (I think) AMT lacquer on the body and the windows. Brake fluid was the only thing I could find at the time to remove it.  The windows didn't frost at all.

Also...to keep the thread on track, another before/after.  This one was almost too far gone.

 

[FordRodnKustom]

[dieseldawg142]

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[FordRodnKustom]

This one's next on my bench for a restoration . 

Nice one Bob! Looking forward to seeing it done. I know you'll do it justice. Still one of my grails.