Heads up warning

[Verminator]

Just to pass on a warning to you, I was recently given a Fujimi Veilside porsche kit to finish. I wasn't keen on the colour it was painted in so into the Dot 3 bath it went, a week or so later I checked for progress.
'Oh crap' was my first thought as to my horror all the replacement resin parts that came with the kit have gone all floppy, rather like vinyl plastic does when you heat it. The main front and rear bumpers are probably salvagable with some plasticard support but the rear spoiler and side skirts are only fit for the bin.
I issue this warning to save anyone elses heart ache as this resin type is used in a number of these kits and I know they aren't cheap and there's probably no hope of a replacement as they tend to be limited issues.
So people be aware.

[mrceej]

thanks for sharing that piece of information. i was planning on doing the same with a different veilside kit. good to know.

[bhop73]

Damn dude. A week or so? In brake fluid? That really seems like a long time to soak. I'm not surprised it went floppy. Overnight should've been fine.. if that wasn't working, you may want to try something else, like spray oven cleaner. That worked for me in 2 hours.

[blueboost]

thats why I won't soak a kit with any resin parts on it in DOT5. Never got a definate -NO- that it wouldn't melt. That sucks dude, but thanks for being a guinea pig for all of us.

[white97ex]

i left some resin parts in dot 3 for a couple hours not thinking about it. and they were starting to get soft.

[SidewayzS15]

Here is an interesting tip. I had painted my integra hood, but there was a low spot a forgot to fill, and instead of using brake fluid or CSC, which tends to make a mess for me, i opted some lighter fluid and a lot of Q-Tips Takes awhile, but it can get into crevices quite nicely and it dramatically reduces the amount of sanding time, all i had to do was wait for it to compeltely dry, then sand off any residue left from the lighter fluid. I know its a little late for you now, but for future reference.

Note: The hood I was cleaning was the SAS integra one, so it IS safe on resin parts.

[spidereddie]

dot on resin=bad
don on plastic= not bad..

got it.