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Ford Fairlane
#21

Leo could still have a crack at your sedan if you don't mind !!
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#22

Yo Steve,
I'm happy to send it down. The mirrors and such are all removable, in fact originally it had an aerial on each rear wing.

Leo

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#23

Hi Leo, wait till I have got my kit and had a go at that first  ,if that is successful then I may ask for your sedan and maybe manage to make the roof for mine as well a body for you 
Cheers Steve
Ps still cant find the like icon ,might be because I'm using a tablet !!!
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#24

Now he is getting into bodiy moulding ? is there no end to your talent Steve ?
I will follow with interest :)
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#25

Hi Savage , there is an end to my talents ,it starts with body molding  :  Bigsmile
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#26

Done a little bit more to the Fairlane fixed the chassis to the body ,not too low , going to paint it as Mario Andretti car ,can get the decals from Pattosplace .


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Have managed to get paint on the body ,and getting ready to fit the chrome ,but in doing so knocked the glue over the screens  !!!!.I think they are stuffed ,any ideas . Tease


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#28

You could probably use the old screens as templates to cut out some new ones from clear plastic sheet.

Gordon's probably the man to consult.
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#29

Cheers Jason , will give him time to see if he sees my problem and posts a reply . See
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#30

Clumsy bugger, that's the sort of thing I do!

Screens are a pain. Depending how bad the glue is, first thing I would try is wet and dry paper to get it flat, about 320 grade then finer going down to 2000. Once it's flat polish it with T cut. I've rescued a couple that way but it depends to a degree on how far the glue has eaten into the plastic.

I use clear packaging quite a lot but it all depends on the shape. If there are complex curves, it might not be possible and you would have to think about vac forming or, the ultimate - get another kit.

However i'd try and sand it out first. Once it's T cut and Futured, the result can be pretty good.

PS Just looked at the car again. Quite flat so shouldn't be that hard to use thick packaging although finding a glue that works may be tough. Try the paper first.
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