carlopogi
Gashapon Super Robot
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Post by carlopogi on Sept 6, 2006 0:36:37 GMT 8
@ carlo pogi: when the plastic is in the brake fluid, it softens. after i cleaned it, it became hard but not as hard as it was originally.  whoa! thats scary, after you cleaned it, is it soft like, for example a C2 plastic bottle? its hard but when you put force onto it, it bends, but it still goes back to its original shape, (unless you run it over a car of course ;D) or is it even softer than that? |
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Post by delta408 on Sept 6, 2006 2:13:37 GMT 8
not like a C2 bottle plastic. more like how soft a beam saber blade is.
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Post by christine_03 on Sept 6, 2006 12:43:34 GMT 8
so its like plastic rubber thingy. so thats how i can make a good beam saber. hehe. thanks...
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Post by delta408 on Sept 6, 2006 19:12:41 GMT 8
not as soft as rubber though. it hardens again with time but i think it never regained the same hardness as before i put it in the brake fluid.
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Post by Daycot on Sept 7, 2006 19:54:23 GMT 8
carlopogi: The shine is gone mainly because of chemical reaction. Some palstics tend to suck the paint. You will eventually strip the paint but not all of it will be gone. There will be parts that will have stains and it will never come off. @delta: Maybe you used a different kind of brake fluid? I used Prestone dot 3 and the plastic never softened.
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Post by delta408 on Sept 8, 2006 2:13:44 GMT 8
That's probably the reason why it softened Daycot.  I have not used brake fluid since that time and i'm using other paint remover solutions. |
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Post by christine_03 on Sept 9, 2006 3:32:36 GMT 8
is it soft enough for you to remold the plastic to whatever shape you like? ;D not as soft as rubber though. it hardens again with time but i think it never regained the same hardness as before i put it in the brake fluid. |
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neodark
DX Gashapon Super Robot
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Post by neodark on Sept 9, 2006 13:54:52 GMT 8
maybe add 2/5 water to the solution to dillute it ?
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Post by delta408 on Sept 10, 2006 4:31:26 GMT 8
@ snap: not THAT soft. hehehe @ neodark: water isn't going to mix with brake fluid since brake fluid is oil-based. |
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Post by christine_03 on Sept 10, 2006 6:49:26 GMT 8
@ delta408- awww. i thought i could mold it by hand like clay... im making my own beam sabers kasi from clear plastic sprues... if i sand them they are clear but not glossy, sorta like hot burning effect na.
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Post by delta408 on Sept 10, 2006 23:34:52 GMT 8
hmm... what if you run the transparent sprue you're working on very quickly through a lighter flame? maybe it will make it glossy again? Just a suggestion but i have no idea if it will work. better try it on a "Test" transparent sprue that you sanded
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Post by christine_03 on Sept 11, 2006 11:52:48 GMT 8
@ delta. it becomes black. hehe... worse than sanding.. tried that... also tried it on an oven toaster. hehe. it works. kaya lang its very hard to control. end product is sometimes bent...
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Post by delta408 on Sept 11, 2006 12:47:12 GMT 8
I also might think twice about usimg the toaster. the fumes might be poisonous. |
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Post by christine_03 on Sept 11, 2006 13:16:24 GMT 8
hehe. i dont place the sprue that long naman. around 20 secs max. just enough time to mold it... anyway we are OT na. hehe. back to topic. how do you remove gundam markers? ;D I also might think twice about usimg the toaster. the fumes might be poisonous. |
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neodark
DX Gashapon Super Robot
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Post by neodark on Sept 11, 2006 13:18:51 GMT 8
hehe. i dont place the sprue that long naman. around 20 secs max. just enough time to mold it... anyway we are OT na. hehe. back to topic. how do you remove gundam markers? ;D I also might think twice about usimg the toaster. the fumes might be poisonous. dishwashing liquids.. i just cleaned my freedom from panel lines.. to prepare for priming |
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whoa! thats scary, after you cleaned it, is it soft like, for example a C2 plastic bottle? its hard but when you put force onto it, it bends, but it still goes back to its original shape, (unless you run it over a car of course ;D) or is it even softer than that?
I have not used brake fluid since that time and i'm using other paint remover solutions. 
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