mgtron1 wrote:Hello, everyone. I'm new here, and I just wanted to add that the feet on my MP 05 are also rusting. It's kind of disgusting, because I keep a dehumidifier going in my apartment at all times, to prevent something like this from happening. I am starting to dislike Masterpiece Megatron more and more....
I have a second one on order, and I am tempted to cancel it....
skywarp-2 wrote:Well since it's late and I am bored and the fact there are only 2 pages thus far, I read through all the ideas... and yeah WD-40 is your best rust remover... the clear coat is a real critical choice, the best clear coat to buy in the Hobby world or any market for that matter is the Tamiya Flat clear coat..
Let me give you an example of how powerful this stuff is.....
Once apon a time there were only soft vinyl static Guyver model kits, and not the fine quality toys we have today, a young amatuer hobbyist with a little professional help succeeded in painting a Guyver 1 limited figure that was authentically MAX Factory....the Model came out wonderfully.. all that was left was to let it dry overnight and clean and paint a clear coat over the painted work of art..
The next day to the hobbyists horror the model was still sticky to the touch.. 3 days past and no change, to his dismay the amatuer hobbyist called the professional who preceded to explain that TESTORS ENAMEL paints are in no way suitable for Vinyl!!!! Acrylics is what is used for that
type of material..with a whole in his heart he asked if there was anything that he could do..???
The Professional replied, Yes!! let me tell you of a Product called Tamiya Clear coat....this should fix the problem, he said... and with heavy coats of clear coat and a days worth of drying..the model was finally "almost" entirely sticky free..!!!
I asked the Professional what would have happened over time had I left it without the clear coat?? he said he was amazed that it hadn't melted or degraded in some way.. that was 7 years ago, I still have that model, and I think that the only reason it is still in perfect condition is because it's held together completely by Tamiya Clear Coat...Now I freaking Swear by that stuff!!!
CyberTooth wrote:Fueling the fire:
You know... all those screws in your toys are gonna rust someday too. I lost many a good Joe that way.
Hey hey... look it, two calls in one post, Clear coat and bad Cosmic Rust jokes. Go me...
Eradicator wrote:skywarp-2 wrote:Well since it's late and I am bored and the fact there are only 2 pages thus far, I read through all the ideas... and yeah WD-40 is your best rust remover... the clear coat is a real critical choice, the best clear coat to buy in the Hobby world or any market for that matter is the Tamiya Flat clear coat..
Let me give you an example of how powerful this stuff is.....
Once apon a time there were only soft vinyl static Guyver model kits, and not the fine quality toys we have today, a young amatuer hobbyist with a little professional help succeeded in painting a Guyver 1 limited figure that was authentically MAX Factory....the Model came out wonderfully.. all that was left was to let it dry overnight and clean and paint a clear coat over the painted work of art..
The next day to the hobbyists horror the model was still sticky to the touch.. 3 days past and no change, to his dismay the amatuer hobbyist called the professional who preceded to explain that TESTORS ENAMEL paints are in no way suitable for Vinyl!!!! Acrylics is what is used for that
type of material..with a whole in his heart he asked if there was anything that he could do..???
The Professional replied, Yes!! let me tell you of a Product called Tamiya Clear coat....this should fix the problem, he said... and with heavy coats of clear coat and a days worth of drying..the model was finally "almost" entirely sticky free..!!!
I asked the Professional what would have happened over time had I left it without the clear coat?? he said he was amazed that it hadn't melted or degraded in some way.. that was 7 years ago, I still have that model, and I think that the only reason it is still in perfect condition is because it's held together completely by Tamiya Clear Coat...Now I freaking Swear by that stuff!!!
WOw...that stuff works pretty good I take it? Does it work good on paint? Does it stay like soft and rubbery?
TheMuffin wrote:Most of the screws in new figures are stainless steel so you shouldn't have to worry about it. Same with the pins.
Counterpunch wrote:LISTEN!
After further investigation today and consulting with my chemical engineer fiance, we have basically ascertained that the materials on the feet are brass.
Brass tarnishes. As best we can tell, this is not an issue of rust, but one of simple tarnish.
First try a tarnish cloth, the kind that you would use on a band instrument to simply wipe the junk off.
Best of luck! Crisis averted.
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