warped body

[mstngcobrasvt98]

Ok, i've tried the microwave, ive tried bending, ive rubberbanded it.... nothing is getting it to where I want it. how can i fix my car body?

[GT-Alex]

Did you try putting the body in boiling water and let it cool down warped the in the opposite way (am i clear here ?)?

[mstngcobrasvt98]

I'm trying that, but i've never really had any luck. I read somewhere just now to put it in hot water and then freeze it....hot sure if thats bad to do though...ill let you know how it turns out.

[mike@af]

Hmmm, any pics?

[Vric]

Plastic or Resin ?

[mstngcobrasvt98]

not that realy show anything. The body is in 2 halves. because of packing, i think, the roof was smooshed down causeing the sides to bend out. The sides were about 1/4 to 1/2" from the bottom. The heat and cool got the sides to within a 1/16", shich glue can handle.

[hirofkd]

Microwave won't do much, as it can only heat the water molecules, and plastic doesn't have much.

Coincidentally, I just fixed a warped body of my diablo kit yesterday. Boiling water didn't fix the problem, so I made my own jig as shown below, and I heated the body with a hair-dryer for 1 minute. Then, I waited for overnight. That fixed my problem.

This method is a little risky, but it can be done with caution. Remember that hair-dryer can melt plastic easily, so touch the body occasionally and check for over-heating.

[Vric]

WoW.. if I would receive a body like that I would ask for a replacement