skulls Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone would happen to have any sort of easy trick on how to bend/curve styrene plastic? I bought some and adding the lower peices to a 359 peterbilt cab/bunk and I have made a few attepts at curving it and well, has went bad in a hurry. it will either bend a bit, or go all limp and warped. I cant seem to find a way for it to smoothly curve/ bend. any suggestions? Thanks James
Foxer Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 I asked this not long ago and got some good ideas. Here's the link ...
ewaskew Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 The link foxer has is a good one. And it doe's depend on how thick the plastic is your tring to bend. For the sleeper and cab corners your trying to match up. I use something that matchs the curve as a guide and bend the plastic over that untill its right. I use my hobby knife most of the time for those. I also use the same thickness of plastic as the kit is.
skulls Posted December 30, 2012 Author Posted December 30, 2012 Awesome, so by the sounds of it the boiling water trick seems to be The way to do it. Thank you for the link!
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