 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | AF 350Z | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
 | | ||
| |
|
| Latest | 0 Rplys |
|
|||||||
| Car Modeling Share your passion for car modeling here! Includes sub-forum for "in progress" and "completed" vehicles. |
 |
 Show Printable Version |  Email this Page | 
Subscribe to this Thread
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
10-08-2001, 03:59 PM
|
#1 | |
|
Horizontally Opposed
 Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 16,856
Thanks: 0
Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts
|
Scale Tire Mold Lines
What do you guys do to get rid of the mold lines on the tires? My method is imperfect, to say the least. I steal my wife's toenail clippers, which have a curved cutting surface that comes close to the curvature of the tire and I can snip most of it off that way. Does sanding work on rubber? What else can you do?
|
|
|
|
|
10-08-2001, 05:24 PM
|
#2 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 499
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
thats exactally what I use.. a fingernail clipper.. I also find other small sharp cutting tools with a small/fine tip and blade will do wonders as well.
once you have the tires mounted on the rim, try some clear coat brushed on the tire to get that new tire(after car wash) shine 
__________________
All projects stalled... Need to settle in on my new job, and don't have time to built models just yet. |
|
|
|
|
|
10-08-2001, 05:26 PM
|
#3 | |
|
AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London
Posts: 2,644
Thanks: 0
Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts
|
I sand with 200 grade, then 800 grade, the whole time the tire is submerged in water! I think Warren then adds a coat of wax!
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-09-2001, 04:00 AM
|
#4 | |
|
"P-Man"
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Manawatu
Posts: 15,179
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
I do just as Dan said...it takes a weeee while but its the only way to get rid of the lines.
The tamiya kits are good as you can sand then wax them and they look great. The Revell ones like i do on the funny cars and dragster need to be painted with tyre paint as they go white-ish with sanding.
__________________
Current Build.....1/12 Scale Camaro......Almost finished!!!    View All My Models Here. |
|
|
|
|
|
10-09-2001, 05:11 PM
|
#5 | |
|
AF Fanatic
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Quispamsis
Posts: 7,513
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Fingernail clippers........brilliant!!
__________________
 ________________________________________ Mark Brown 1991 Volkswagen Jetta (1.8L I4/5-speed/FWD)
|
|
|
|
|
|
10-10-2001, 01:35 AM
|
#6 | ||
|
"P-Man"
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Manawatu
Posts: 15,179
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
Current Build.....1/12 Scale Camaro......Almost finished!!! View All My Models Here. |
||
|
|
|
|
10-10-2001, 01:10 PM
|
#7 | |
|
AF Fanatic
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Quispamsis
Posts: 7,513
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Well, I mostly prefer road cars, so I don't have to worry about slicks that much...
__________________
________________________________________ Mark Brown 1991 Volkswagen Jetta (1.8L I4/5-speed/FWD)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
