Rescribibg panel lines in resin kit?

[Mike Chernecki]

I am working on a resin kit and need to resribe and deepen some soft panel lines. I have tried my no 11 blade and baremetal panel scriber with little progress. Tough to scribe and hard to stay in the groove.

Any tips or suggestions scribing lines in resin?

[Ace-Garageguy]

I have a trick that MIGHT work for you. I was able to create the panel-separation lines in the rear of the roof of this custom (they didn't exist) by laying a piece of masking tape along the original line at the front of the roof, and pulling it tight to where I wanted it to finish. Then, I very carefully began to follow the edge of the tape with a 32 TPI razor saw.

It takes a very delicate touch, and patience, but I was entirely pleased with the results. You can see the finished lines are straight and parallel to each other...no easy task.

The material I was scribing into is a mixture of epoxy and microballoon, which is about as hard as resin.

Edited August 16, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy

[935k3]

Try DYMO brand plastic tape for the old style embossing label maker. It's adhesive backed and is thick enough to make a guide for knife or saw.

Edited August 17, 2014 by 935k3

[Mike Chernecki]

Thanks guys,

I will try that out.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Try DYMO brand plastic tape for the old style embossing label maker. It's adhesive backed and is thick enough to make a guide for knife or saw.

EXCELLENT idea. Much better than masking tape, and has a hard, straight edge.

[Miatatom]

Try DYMO brand plastic tape for the old style embossing label maker. It's adhesive backed and is thick enough to make a guide for knife or saw.

That's what I've used.

[unclescott58]

The Dymo tape is something I would have never thought of. A great idea.

Scott