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Shaggyotis
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Hello all, I just joined this site to ask some people with more experience than me. I've gotten myself into a bit of a notch on my Airfix HMS Victory model. I'll put a picture below for better understanding.
Okay so, I painted a little panel from the bow of the ship, (the forecastle I guess it'd be) with a Tamiya acrylic flat blue color. Then I realized that the Tamiya blue dried a little darker than I foresaw, and didnt quite match the french blue on the real ship. So I painted over it with a couple coats of a lighter shade of blue. Once I painted over it, I was pleased with the color, but the paint was layered on a bit thick and it sort of ruined the intricate panel lines on the piece. I thought, no problem, I'll just strip the paint real quick and re apply a fresh coat. But it has been quite a while since I've actually had to use the paint remover, So I guess it was too old for proper use. And after I applied it to the piece, Most of the paint came off, but the paint remover left a hellish layer of this very thick residual goop. It sticks to everything and attracts dust and hairs, etc. and it contracts my fingerprints every time I touch it. I've been scrubbing at it like a madman and trying every remedy I can think of that wont melt or damage the plastic, but everything has been futile. The goopy residue is also very very hard now
Does anyone have any idea as to what I might be able to do to save the piece? (Just to let you know, I've tried using Windex, Warm water, scrubbing, peeling, and ever scraping to no success.)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Okay so, I painted a little panel from the bow of the ship, (the forecastle I guess it'd be) with a Tamiya acrylic flat blue color. Then I realized that the Tamiya blue dried a little darker than I foresaw, and didnt quite match the french blue on the real ship. So I painted over it with a couple coats of a lighter shade of blue. Once I painted over it, I was pleased with the color, but the paint was layered on a bit thick and it sort of ruined the intricate panel lines on the piece. I thought, no problem, I'll just strip the paint real quick and re apply a fresh coat. But it has been quite a while since I've actually had to use the paint remover, So I guess it was too old for proper use. And after I applied it to the piece, Most of the paint came off, but the paint remover left a hellish layer of this very thick residual goop. It sticks to everything and attracts dust and hairs, etc. and it contracts my fingerprints every time I touch it. I've been scrubbing at it like a madman and trying every remedy I can think of that wont melt or damage the plastic, but everything has been futile. The goopy residue is also very very hard now
Does anyone have any idea as to what I might be able to do to save the piece? (Just to let you know, I've tried using Windex, Warm water, scrubbing, peeling, and ever scraping to no success.)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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