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05-22-2006, 05:56 PM
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Compound in panel lines
So I'm working on my the Revell 430 (I love this kit!!) and I'm finally finished polishing away. What's left is to clean up the compound from the panel lines. However, no matter how much I scrub with a toothbrush, the stubborn compound does not seem to want to break free. The water makes it look translucent and appears out of the panel line but once dry, the white powdered compound is still there! Drives me nuts!!! Does anyone care to share how they remove the compound from the panel lines?
TIA, a 
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05-22-2006, 06:02 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
toothpaste and a toothbrush usually works for me
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05-22-2006, 06:06 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
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05-22-2006, 06:13 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Wow, you guys are fast!!
I've tried the toothbrush and went as far as to try to work the bristles in the panel lines to massage the compound out. What I didn't mention was the I rescribed all the panel lines and made them deeper/sharper. That's probably what's killing me right now. Its just alot harder to get the compound out now. I'll try the toothpaste along with the toothbrush and see how that works out. Thanks! a
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#5
05-22-2006, 07:32 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Have you tried to rescribe it again very lightly? Do it so light that you are not making the lines deeper.
You need an instrument that can penetrate deep enough. Winston
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05-22-2006, 07:57 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Winstona- The thing about rescribing it again is that the paint buildup has made the panel lines really narrow and hard to get to. Doing so would risk chipping the paint... something I'm really hesitant to do. If all else fails, I'll redo the panel lines with paint and that should just cover up the color differential (but I really don't want to do that either.) Hopefully the toothpaste works...
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05-22-2006, 08:27 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Did you think of using a toothpick/cocktail stick with the ended sanded to a fine point and dipped in a drop of water to clear the compound out the panel lines?
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05-22-2006, 09:06 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
i just work on it with a stiff tissue paper, or a dulled toothpick for severe ones.
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05-22-2006, 09:20 PM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Toothpicks are too thick but paper worked out pretty well. It got most of it out but there is still some left over. You can see the white compound on the left and right side of the hood panel lines--
 I might just go ahead and put another wash on it when I'm finished to eliminate the white specks... Thanks guys! a
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#10
05-23-2006, 03:57 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
The toothpick trick always works for me, but best to get it quickly before it dries too much.
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05-23-2006, 04:20 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
I use a toothpick cut to thickness with a No 11 Blade.
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#12
05-23-2006, 04:29 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Toothpick never works for either. Even if I sharpen the edge a little. Toothbrush and water works well for me, but I just rewash the panel lines if I get a stubborn bit of compound…
What works well for one, doesn’t always work well for others. That’s the beauty of this hobby. You find your own ways to make something work, and pass this knowledge on, and then the person asking for help can try them out, and see which one works best for them… In this case, toothbrush, with stiff tissue and water… Glad it worked out for you. And VERY nice paintjob you’ve got there.
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#13
05-23-2006, 05:25 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
Toothbrush has to thick hairs (? is it the right word?), much better resoults are achived with wide hard brush slightly cut (so that those hairs are very short and stiff), I have one brush from my wife's cosmetics that works perfectly for this kind of problem.
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#14
05-23-2006, 05:42 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
I have found a rather effective method recently - you know those household spray bottles?
 I found that if you hold the nozzle a few milimetres from the panel line and spray into it, the water will remove all polishing compound, even dried one. HTH.
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05-23-2006, 08:15 AM
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Re: Compound in panel lines
i tend to use a piece of scrap paper folded so that i have a little scoop to work with.
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