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Tips and tricks

Postby Dead Metal » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:26 am

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Please use this thread for posting tips and tricks for repainting or painting Transformers toys in general. Anything you think might be helpful for others can go in here.
Or ask for tips and tricks on what you want to create if it hasn't been posted in this thread.
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Tips and Tricks

Postby Dead Metal » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:29 am

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Got tips or tricks for kitbashing Transformers?
then post them here anything you think might be helpful can go in here or request for a tip if you're stuck on a project!
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Re: Tips and Tricks

Postby Doubledealer93 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:44 pm

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i think its more of a tip :
movie megatron hands and fingers
i found that ROTF wheelie fingers work well for his hands
ROTF scalpel legs
and the fingers that are on the figure already ,just move em around.
and a little tip for ROTF prime fix, the little pegs that go into his chest get stress marks very easily and will break just as easily, so i found a fix that will do the trick.
drill holes in to where the pegs go towards the top of the little compartment
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby LiKwid » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:01 pm

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One thing I have found that helps alot is washing the figure before you start painting .. Getting dust and joint lubrication off a figure can be a huge help when doing a full paint job..
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Doubledealer93 » Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:20 am

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LiKwid wrote:One thing I have found that helps alot is washing the figure before you start painting .. Getting dust and joint lubrication off a figure can be a huge help when doing a full paint job..


i heard that rubbing alcohol works well with this and for a paint remover.
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Gutter Bunny » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:18 am

Doubledealer25 wrote:
LiKwid wrote:One thing I have found that helps alot is washing the figure before you start painting .. Getting dust and joint lubrication off a figure can be a huge help when doing a full paint job..


i heard that rubbing alcohol works well with this and for a paint remover.


all you really need is soap and water for an initial wash.

alcohol can strip a factory paint job for you

castrol super clean can strip a botched repaint(i'm looking @ you ravage!)

I imagine you could use brake fluid for this also, but i'd be afraid it would warp the plastic...
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Skyfire77 » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:59 pm

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Yeah, brake fluid would be going overboard. I've never needed anything stronger than enamel paint thinner and a little elbow grease to get off paint and old stickers.

Mind you, thinner didn't help on the vinyl parts of my 2007 toys (Lil' Scorpy is still sticky almost a year later!), but I'll figure out something...
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Doubledealer93 » Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:28 pm

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what works for removing acrylic paint?
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Gutter Bunny » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:18 pm

Doubledealer25 wrote:what works for removing acrylic paint?


are you wanting to strip the entire figure or just parts of it?

as described above: if you soak(overnight) the figure in castrol superclean you can then scrub off the offending paint-job with a toothbrush.

90% and 70% isopropyl alcohol and q-tips can strip a factory paint job so i would imagine it could take off the acryl as well. I'd certainly recommend trying it in an inconspicuous area first.
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Re: Tips and tricks

Postby Doubledealer93 » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:56 pm

Motto: "A logical mind is a healthy mind."
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well when i went to a hobby lobby store it had acrylic paint remover. will it harm the plastic?
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