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Post by poseidon on Jun 25, 2014 19:50:03 GMT -5
I am looking to repaint and repair some tired old Shogun warriors from the 70's. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might have previous experience with this. How best to remove old chipped paint. What paint is best for the repaint? If there is already a thread on this subject I would appreciate being steered in the right direction.
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jun 25, 2014 21:20:18 GMT -5
I assume this is for fun. I've seen some aircraft strippers used to completely strip things down.
then I've used Tamaya paints in the past for my customs
Ed
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Jun 25, 2014 23:10:59 GMT -5
Be careful with areas like the leg pins. They are made of very soft metal and it deforms easily. You may want to get some detail tools, various sized round files, or tools for pushing and resetting pins, along with masking tape to protect the surface.
Some tough examples are gaiking 6" has high pressure springs in the lower legs that are a b*tch to get back together and 6" grendizer has some leg pins that go through the knee and they are actually pre-bent. Take your time and have a lot of patience, the lower halves are not as forgiving as the upper halves.
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Post by poseidon on Jun 26, 2014 19:47:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice and words of warning. Are the Tamaya paints enamel or acrylic? I am trying to recollect the Shoguns that I had as a kid. I was impressed by how much the mint-ish 6" figures are going for. I thought it would be cheaper and fun to revive the tired beat up figures which I have seen for sale on ebay. I bought a full set of the 3" figures which I keep by my drawing table. I'm getting a lot of enjoyment from them. I suppose this is a familiar story. I am looking to buy many of the 2 in 1's I have a Gaiking coming in the mail hopefully tomorrow with flaky leg paint which prompted this thread.
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Jul 4, 2014 0:24:01 GMT -5
Go with what Ed and Mike said. And are you going to do spot repair or whole paint jobs? If spot repair, just use 3000 grit sand paper and feather out the edges around the chip. Once the edges are more smooth and even you could paint. Or use heavier grit, feather, bondo, primer, then paint just like a car. For full paint, do what Ed said and do a full repaint after priming. To repair diecast, like breaks, you have to use JB weld to carefully repair cracks or parts like broken legs and arms. Once JB Weld hardens it is sand-able, use your primer, and paint to specs.
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