Hi,
I owned a Heng Long Tiger I recently. When I was sticking the German Cross decal on the leftthand side of tank's main body, I accidentally put it wrong. Then I had rubbed the decal out by using alcohol spray and sticked a new one. After this unfortunately, I had got a few scratches and paint was bleached somewhat. Photos are in attachment. What should I do to repair those paint and scratches? Would car wax work?
Tiger I, Repair of scratches and paint bleach
Tiger I, Repair of scratches and paint bleach
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Re: Tiger I, Repair of scratches and paint bleach
The problem i have with the decals is not taking them off but making them stick! A minutes work with an x acto and usually they peel off easily. If said decal is very sticky simply use the point of the X acto blade and find the weakest corner. Work the blade gently underneath the decal then grab with tweezers and slowly peel off. Sometimes you can even reuse the decal if you can get it to come off in one piece. I'm Still experimenting with a proper adhesive to do this with..
In the photos I can't even see the damaged area. I'd seriously consider just leaving it be. It takes a real expert to retouch paint so it looks as it did before...for me the usual result is to make the blemish even bigger and more noticable.
Sorry I have no useful advice but if this helps at all, remember it is a tank. They got dirty, banged up, crashed and crashed into, rolled through barbed wire and land mines,;and shot at, rocketed and bombed with every weapon known to man at the time short of a nuclear bomb. Unlike say, car models, which I used to build also, no tank anywhere anytime ever looked pristine for long. And minor surface damage to a battle tank is totally appropriate.
In cosmetic details simplest way=best way...You Could simply cover it up with a bigger cable, a tool, a decal (maybe just move the german cross on both sides) or some other common tank fixture if it continue to bother you.
In the photos I can't even see the damaged area. I'd seriously consider just leaving it be. It takes a real expert to retouch paint so it looks as it did before...for me the usual result is to make the blemish even bigger and more noticable.
Sorry I have no useful advice but if this helps at all, remember it is a tank. They got dirty, banged up, crashed and crashed into, rolled through barbed wire and land mines,;and shot at, rocketed and bombed with every weapon known to man at the time short of a nuclear bomb. Unlike say, car models, which I used to build also, no tank anywhere anytime ever looked pristine for long. And minor surface damage to a battle tank is totally appropriate.
In cosmetic details simplest way=best way...You Could simply cover it up with a bigger cable, a tool, a decal (maybe just move the german cross on both sides) or some other common tank fixture if it continue to bother you.
