Resin Repair

Tholian · Model Overlord

Resin Repair

modelguy2 · Scratch Builder

Hey Tom,

I'd find a container that it will fit in and submerge and fillit with water. Put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes and get it hot. Set the part in there for a few seconds then take it out and straighten it. It should remain straight when it cools. the thinner the part the shorter the time needed in the water.

Mike T

Tholian · Model Overlord

modelguy2 wrote:

Hey Tom, I'd find a container that it will fit in and submerge and fillit with water. Put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes and get it hot. Set the part in there for a few seconds then take it out and straighten it. It should remain straight when it cools. the thinner the part the shorter the time needed in the water. Mike T

Hot as in Boiling, or hot like I can just put my hands in it for a few minutes.

It is a Kit I am doing for a guy of the Akira Class Starship. and I noticed that when I placed the Warp Nacelles on it for a tes fit, that one sits higher than the other.

modelguy2 · Scratch Builder

when I heat water to do resin tank tracks (only about 1/16" thick) I can't keep my fingers in it for long at all. I see it bubbling through the microwave window? Microwaved water doesn't stay hot all that long.

Mike