Body Warpage

[Horrorshow]

A while back I purchased a mid 90’s  Monogram Thunderbird NASCAR kit. It seems like a good kit except the body seems quite thin, it is warped badly and so flimsy it is almost like vinyl. Does anyone have advice on strengthening?

Thanks

[Dave G.]

There are a few tricks to try, most of which for me at best has gotten me half way. But at least if you can get most of the tension out, then gluing to the chassis and clamping it till dry basically makes it tolerable. One method is to soak it in really hot water, obviously not so hot as to melt the plastic. Then take it and twist it the opposite way and run it under cool water and see what you get. You may have to repeat. I've never had this last, the propensity is to take on the warp eventually.But as I said it may let off some of the tension.

Now the extra thin plastic you mention makes this all the more sketchy.

Hopefully somebody with a way that is more successful than my experience has been will reply.

[slusher]

If it’s not a huge warp the water works but a huge warp it tends to come back.  If it’s small when you slip over the chassis annd roll bars it fixes or it’s not as noticeable.