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Old 10-26-2001, 03:42 PM   #46
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Blow-torches work, too
LOL ...WONDER WHAT WOULD BE LEFT ??
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Old 10-27-2001, 05:01 PM   #47
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All that matters is that the thing opens!!
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Old 10-27-2001, 05:15 PM   #48
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Do not start the next coat of paint until the first coat is dry.
Do not start the next coat of paint until the first coat is dry.

Argh!
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Old 10-27-2001, 05:37 PM   #49
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I think someone has painted prematurely before.
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Old 11-01-2001, 11:01 AM   #50
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Here's one, Do not leave kits where animals, younger siblings, or brainless sister-in-laws can handle them. I have had problems with all of the above.
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Old 11-05-2001, 03:25 AM   #51
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Be careful with sharp knifes.

After being a big hero and saying how i've never done anything to hurt myself while doing a kit.....today it all changed

I'm doing the Tamiya WRX kit and had been to work to use the lathe to make up some small rim spacer's for some different rims i'm fitting to the kit.

When i got home i had to scrape away a small bit of plastic from one of the tiny bushes i had made.
Well......the knife slipped and i managed to bury the end of the knife into the tip of my thumb very deeply..... *@!&^%

I'm not a happy camper.
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Old 11-05-2001, 10:15 AM   #52
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Oh, poor old man Want a hug?

Seriously, be careful guys.
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Old 11-23-2001, 09:04 PM   #53
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This one is pretty obvious, but be careful about leaving paints open, unattended, even for a second, especially with pets and smaller siblings.

Cleaning Gloss Black paint out of my carpet, was not fun
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Old 11-25-2001, 08:40 PM   #54
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Heres a real good one.

If you need to strip the paint off a kit. DO NOT USE BRAKE CLEANER

I sprayed down a 97 Ford Explorer kit that Ive had for a while, and it had some fat runs in it, so i sprayed it with break cleaner, put it in a bucket to soak, came back 20min lator and all that was left was a pile of odd colored slop

Always use Castrol Super Clean to strip kits, as mentioned by others. I highly suggest against experimentation, unless you like melted kits
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Old 11-25-2001, 08:46 PM   #55
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Really? I'd always heard good things about using brake cleaner, but when it came down to it I got CSC just because it was biodegradeable, and I wouldn't have to worry about how to get rid of it. That sucks, dude! :cry:
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Just a thought Jay

Just for a bit of fun.

We need to have a *WALLY* of the week award for our cock ups.

Maybe you being the Mod here, you could decide and that person has to put something in his sig saying..*Wally of the week*
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Really? I'd always heard good things about using brake cleaner, but when it came down to it I got CSC just because it was biodegradeable, and I wouldn't have to worry about how to get rid of it. That sucks, dude! :cry:
Yes, and it was an 85% finished kit. It was just the fact that I saw some runs on the body, and overall it was not well done, and not shiny.

Maybe some other brake cleaners are ok, but avoid this one:

Lloyds Brake / Parts Cleaner

Damn. Back walking to the hobby store tomorrow to pick up another explorer kit. it was gonna be lowered and everything.

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Just a thought Jay

Just for a bit of fun.

We need to have a *WALLY* of the week award for our cock ups.

Maybe you being the Mod here, you could decide and that person has to put something in his sig saying..*Wally of the week*
Put my name in the hat for this award.
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Just a thought Jay

Just for a bit of fun.

We need to have a *WALLY* of the week award for our cock ups.

Maybe you being the Mod here, you could decide and that person has to put something in his sig saying..*Wally of the week*
LOL! Funny, but I think were better off without it. Positivity and encouragement have served us well in here, and kept us growing.

Posting in this thread is enough!
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Old 11-25-2001, 09:19 PM   #59
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LOL! Funny, but I think were better off without it. Positivity and encouragement have served us well in here, and kept us growing.

Posting in this thread is enough!

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