discussion Glue & windows, how do I get it off

[John]

I'm building a car and was very careful not to get glue on windows and glass, but as I was putting in the windscreen my finger slipped and now I have a big mark right in the middle, is there anything I can use for damage limitation?

 

[Guest]

Oooo, don't ya just hate it when that happens. I suppose it is a case of very fine sanding down to something as fine as toothpaste to get rid of as much as possible. If it still looks a bit scratchy when you have sanded as fine as you can go, a dip in clear may restore it.

 

[Guest]

John does'nt nail varnish remover remove glue? I'm sure I read somewhere it does.

colin

 

[Guest]

Would nail varnish remover fog the plastic? As far as I know, acetone which is the basis of most nail varnish removers will melt plastic. In fact, I seem to remember some of the early liquid cements being acetone based. They worked very slowly though if I remember right.. I am sure someone will prove me wrong though.

 

[Guest]

Graham you might be right about it fogging up clear parts I think most people use it to remove glue from over spills on the main body of models, I remember using braso for cleaning up models when I was a kid but I don't know if that would work on clear parts

Colin

 

[stona]

What sort of glue? If it has etched the clear part you will have to sand/polish it out,followed by a dip in Klear. Other glues,that don't melt the plastic, can be removed with WD40 or something like Goo-Gone.

Steve

 

[Guest]

What car and what scale? I only ask 'cos if it's too far gone, I once replaced the clear window parts with exposed 35mm film. The windows need to be flat though. Mine was an old Citroen. Or else get buffing!

TonyB

ps still haven't forgiven you for Member if the month.

 

[John]

ps still haven't forgiven you for Member if the month.

Your not the only one I really upset someone who wanted me to delete his account, I've deleted the thread don't want to upset anyone else.

Anyway, I tried sanding it down a little and made it worse, so I put a coat of Klear on and that made it foggy, does Klear go off? I've had this bottle about 5 years, just found it in a cupboard, I've sprayed it with some more Klear and it seems to be a bit better, I guess I could make them tinted windows build up a few layers of wash?

 

[Guest]

If it is the Landrover John, slap some mud on it and get down and dirty.....

I thought the member of the month was a good laugh but each to their own.

 

[yak face]

hi john , if its the wallace and gromit land rover then the windows are flat arent they? You could always cut a new windscreen from any clear plastic type material.Try the lid from a punnet of morrisons strawberries (and theyre only £1 at the mo!!!) This will also count as 1 of your 5 a day (cheapo modelling cheats ,that is!!!) cheers tony

 

[John]

No it's not the land rover I only got that for testing my airbrush it's a Tamita 1/24 Calsonic Skyline GTR

 

[Guest]

Tint 'em I reckon.

BTW, member of the month WAS funny. If you can't laugh at yourself, you shouldn't be aloud to laugh at anyone. Also, it's testament to the members that they all humbled and said there were people more deserving. I however, got SWMBO out of bed to hear the good news! Not funny.

 

[John]

I thought it was funny, although it was meant for every member anyway, as all people make this forum what it is.

I've tried tinting using a black wash but it doesn't look right, anyone else know what would be good to use for a wash?

 

[Guest]

I know this may sound daft and I may be thrown out for being stupid, but will marker pens do it?

 

[Guest]

Maybe airbrush a translucent ink onto it? I'm guessing! Don't know. Stretch a balloon over it. What about matt varnish, black wash, coat of klear?

 

[Guest]

Here we go, 101 things to do with a busted balloon lol

 

[Centurion3RTR]

The only thing i can think of is clear plastic sheet and make a new windscreen. And i've heard somewhere you can use klear to glue it in place.

Not much of help but hope you can sort it John.

John

 

[Gern]

Hi John,

I've heard of folks mixing food colours with Klear to imitate coloured glass, usually for navigation lights on planes, and lots of motors now have a tinted section at the top of the windscreen. Any help?

If you're really, really desperate, you could always talk to Pat and scrounge enough polyfilla from him to make a frosty scene - then matt coat ALL the windows to show the condensation!

Gern

PS Off topic I know, but whatever you've done to the site seems to have cured the problem of it being slow. Thanks for that, 'cos I'm not sure I could cope without my daily 'fix' of goodies - even though I was totally gutted when I found I hadn't won 'Member of the month' after all!

 

[John]

I think using the sand paper I made it a little worse, so I masked it up and was going to spray it with Tamiya clear blue but bottled it I didn't know how it would turn out and I had nothing else to try it on, I think the Klear made it look a little better and it's not as visible as it was before the Klear, but it's still there and going to annoy me for ever more.

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[Guest]

Looks ok to me. If your really bothered, paint a bird poo over it! Sure I've seen calsonic's with deeper sun visors.