Ban the sellotape forever!!!

[Davcur15]

 Hi Guys    for all those newbies out there   never ever use sellotape to mask off clear plastic used on model kit windscreens...says the 50 year old professional !  I accidently ran out of tamiya tape and foolishly used sellotape (at my age!)    to mask off the black surround on  the main plastic windscreen for my Tamiya MAN TGX XLX kit....     the air was BLUE  believe me!    it left residue on the screen and I had to try and rub it off slowly and gently with rubbing alcohol  it never worked and it left all sorts on the screen  so i resorted to the vinegar and washing up detergent  which left it all cloudy...  in the bin it went  .. i have had a run of bad luck with this kit    the mirror mouldings were the first Hurdle   In the end I had to apply super glue to the mouldings after assembling the wire holders and brackets with the supplied machine screws??  I had to pre screw the holes using a tiny self tapper.!!... the tamiya spray paint reacted with the tamiya glue???...  leaving the mouldings separated during drying time....  same with the rear mudguard slots the same machine screws were used and again the tiny self tapper came in handy to thread the holes...   it is a great looking truck Kit but expensive as so are the rest of Tamiyas RC trucks.. I built the scania R620 last month with the aftermarket topline roof and it went great with no hitches apart from the mudguard screws!... onward!....

[Grumpy pants]

WD40 is fantastic for removing sticky residue 👍

[alvinlwh]

2 hours ago, Grumpy pants said:

WD40 is fantastic for removing sticky residue 👍

Lighter fluid is what I use, no oily remains. 

[Gebbly]

[Edit: Dont do this as @alvinlwh warns]

Generally I use acetone free nail varnish remover to get rid of sticky tape residues from things. Would that work on a body shell ?

[yogi-bear]

I've used sticky tape to remove sticky tape (or really any tape), using the adhesive of the tape to help pull off the residue left behind. Citrus based cleaners also work, as can eucalyptus oil

[alvinlwh]

8 hours ago, Gebbly said:

Generally I use acetone free nail varnish remover to get rid of sticky tape residues from things. Would that work on a body shell ?

No, that is risky in clear PC as it may draw the oil out leading to crazing, cloudyness or cracking. 

[Davcur15]

22 hours ago, yogi-bear said:

I've used sticky tape to remove sticky tape (or really any tape), using the adhesive of the tape to help pull off the residue left behind. Citrus based cleaners also work, as can eucalyptus oil

I tried that mate.. kept leaving residue... but thank you!

[Davcur15]

14 hours ago, alvinlwh said:

No, that is risky in clear PC as it may draw the oil out leading to crazing, cloudyness or cracking. 

More likely to melt it mate..

[Davcur15]

Thank you to all for the advice  much appreciated!    The kit was at it tonight again!   I fiited small LEDS to the roof running lights to enhance the finished model, as I already did the front side mudguard repeaters earlier  no problems  until i went to fit the roof onto the main cab... and it suddenly just dropped out of my hand and smashed onto the open cab roof... luckily  there was no damage to either part!...  just one thing though   the nasty old dear next door who I was having bother with died last week...  she did not like me running my "noisy" trucks out the back garden .. a lot of  stupid stuff has happend since then   I did buy this latest truck  before she departed this world... could it be????

[alvinlwh]

3 hours ago, Davcur15 said:

she did not like me running my "noisy" trucks out the back garden

Noisy RC trucks??? Seriously??? Hope it was painful! 

[Davcur15]

yeah!  she was unbelievable mate.. anything annoyed her..  but the RC trucks were her nemesis!  all that revving and tooting etc.. but the best bit was when my mate turned up with his Scania 770   the real one!  you should have seen her... .. just about had a heart attack.   she's gone now (saying nothing) and my new neighbour is brilliant!

[alvinlwh]

18 hours ago, Davcur15 said:

anything annoyed her

Luckily she did not have me as a neighbour. 

This is how I get rid of my rubbish! My neighbour (I have the same neighbour in both sides) will even throw stuff over the wall for me to burn for them! 🤣 

[guggles]

Try plexus plastic cleaner and polish! 

Its really amazing stuff.