D605Eagle Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi Gents, Factory weatherring on Heljan models, is it possiable to remove it without damaging the model's paintwork/printng? I really fancy a clean Heljan Falcon but only second hand are available.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I did it to my Falcon using meths and a cotton bud, do it slowly and carefully, owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajax Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Surgical spirit works a treat. Using a kitchen towel the 'weathering' will just wipe away leaving a slight sheen on the body. Hard to get areas such as detail around the nose ends can be delt with with a cotton bud. You can then apply your own weathering touches and then matt varish it. HTH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D605Eagle Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Thanks guys, you've given me confidence to have a go! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D605Eagle Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Surgical spirit works a treat. Using a kitchen towel the 'weathering' will just wipe away leaving a slight sheen on the body. Hard to get areas such as detail around the nose ends can be delt with with a cotton bud. You can then apply your own weathering touches and then matt varish it. HTH Well your right, it does remove the weathering a treat, it also removed most of the printing and a great deal of the paint......perhaps I should have bought a second hand clean one instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 oh...... meths worked fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D605Eagle Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 oh...... meths worked fine. Should have tried that first, as it worked on the other side. Surgical Spirit is just too harsh. You lives and you learns as they say...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Im tempted to buy Hattons 47555 and clean it up, dapols 22 weathering looking good in pics tho, owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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