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i always get excellent results with the castrol, but these are resin and i am not sure, geeze i would hate to find goo if i do take the chance i wonder how long to soak ?

they are painted testors enamels.

the seats are made of resin by the way

I need to strip and repaint my skyhook Pl jupiter 2 replacement seats, will they be safe in castrol super clean ? that is what i use to strip my other plastic pieces?

thanks, i will see if i can find it.

thanks ! looks like no hope for the clear piece since its fogged on both sides, dullcoated and permanately in place

yes it does, i had a feeling that it would be a waste of time trying it, but you never know but thanks for the info. i will have to be more careful around clear parts next time

i will only be able to sand the outside the inside is not accessable so the fogging may still show through, i should have been more careful i guess

when i built my lunar models 2 foot jupiter 2 i had to use superglue to cement the resin fusion core to the bottom, the clear insert that goes in there got superglue on the edges and the clear panes fogged up in spots all the way around :? so what do i do to hide it ? i tried using dullcoat thinking...

If you apply future before gluing, you will have a much lower chance to fog the parts. But CA should be very carefully used around clear bits. 2-part epoxy is much safer. It dries clear. white glue is best, as it can easily be removed. but , will future unfog a clear plastic piece that was dullcoat...

that future sure is a modelers best friend ! i wish i knew it cleard fogging when i accidently got superglue on the clear plastic fusion core insert for my lunar models 2 foot jupiter 2 when i was installing it and most of the window panes in it got fog spots, and i thought i could cover it up by us...

thank you, it sure does the mowing the lawn describes it very well THANKS

thank you for the helpful tips

thanks for the very helpful info. the seats are resin, and the plastic rods were right next to the evergreen clear plastic sheet and are white. i am using the testors 3 sided black container of glue

I am adding the lower viewport to my polar lights jupiter 2 and got some small plastic stock from the hobby shop to use as window frames. will testors glue work for this or is some other kind of glue better ? also my skyhook replacement seats are also a different plastic than the PL J2 what is the b...

thats going to be my next purchase ,, when i can get some extra $ whats the name of the one at harbor frieght ?

i just windexed the mirror and now i see how it will splatter foam brush would work better. thanks

I don't have an air brush but i want to protect my jupiter 2 from fingerprints, and want to use future. i know it can be brushed on (i have never used it before) or will putting the future in a clean spray bottle and misting it on work? can i use it full strength that way ?

to apply it to the entire ship (metallic silver) just brush it on with a "sponge type "brush undilluted ? do i make just 1 light pass or several ?i want it to go on smooth with no runs. can future be put in a clean spray bottle and misted on, or will that cause spotting ?

can i use future stait out of the bottle or does it need diluting for the brush on method ?

I tried using micro-mask to mask all 64 clear panes on the polar lights jupiter 2 fusion core piece and tried removing the dried mask after painting metallic silver and got small scratches in the clear windows. i spent a couple of hours cutting small pieces of masking tape and ressprayed the part. i...

thanks for the time table, i wanted to be sure not to ruin the first coat ! that is very helpful thank you !

thanks for the helpful info. it is the polar lights jupiter 2 and it will be metallic silver

no decals, it is the polar lights jupiter 2 upper deck floor it calls for the light tan to be painted then a circular mask in the center, then spray over the deck a second time with the dark brown so that the floor is dark brown with a light tan inner circle

the 2 enamel paints are testors light tan and dark brown the dark brown going on top of the unmasked part og the lighter color. it's been about 15 hours since i sprayed my first color and am wondering if the clear laquer coat is needed ontop of the first coat before spraying the dark paint, whats a ...

Can clear flat laquer be used in between two different color coats of enamel ? How long must i wait before adding new topcoats of clear and enamels ?
THANKS !

It will brush on fine, but watch out for bubbles. They are about the only thing I've seen that will keep it from leveling smoothly. That and cat hair. I don't know about hand brushing matte coats on afterwards, I've never tried it. There are matte and satin clear coats in a spray can. If the brush ...

I am painting a deck floor the first color light tan, and the second color dark brown, both testors enamel spray. I was planning on sealing the final finish coat with model master clear flat laquer, since my first paint is the light color is there any benifit of spraying the clear flat on top of tha...

what i ended up doing on the flat white walls where the doors were i traced the grooves of the doors with a mechanical pencil and on the flat white it looks GREAT !!!!! i must say, this kit turned out beautiful and i am going to try and borrow a digital camera this weekend and take photos of my ufo....

thanks kekker, when i was building my Invaders ufo, it calls for all flat white interior, floors, walls, then from there i painted all the details of the computer consoles and all of the details on the walls, and one thing i tried for the first time was a wash sort of, i used a mechanical pencil to ...