Mixalz Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 So not really a question as I cant be bothered waiting for a response lol. I painted my Tamiya Nissan Z Tune and polished it too. Only now have I realised that the body was actually significantly warped. Sooo I'm going to experiment and try bending the body back using a heat gun. Hopefully it wont crack the paint and hopefully it wont leave finger prints. Ill report back with results and photos soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Bah I'm an idiot. As I was taking photos I noticed it was actually the whole body was twisted. BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH Gonna have to use water method. Hopefully it still wont crack paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Sometimes--SOMETIMES--when you install the interior and/or chassis into a warped body, it straightens it out. You can't count on this, but you might get lucky. It's worth testing for before taking more drastic action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) I only discovered the warp after fitting it to the chasis Just tried the water method. WAS having good results. When I tired to use a touch more heat. Resulted in a fingerprint. Sigh. Pretty sure it went through the clear so I'll have to repaint. Devastated Edited June 21, 2017 by Mixalz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Well lessons learnt.1. Always check bodies for warp before painting.2. This site has a language filter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I only discovered the warp after fitting it to the chasis Just tried the water method. WAS having good results. When I tired to use a touch more heat. Resulted in a fingerprint. Sigh. Pretty sure it went through the clear so I'll have to repaint. Devastated Might be possible to just re-clear over the fingerprint and spot-polish that out. I'd try it before stripping, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixalz Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Might be possible to just re-clear over the fingerprint and spot-polish that out. I'd try it before stripping, anyway. Going to try this tomorrow. I don't have too much hope though. It looks like the print went through. Should have taken more time at a lower heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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