Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Finishing seams on clear plastic model parts?

I'm building a model kit which has various laboratory bottles, vials and beakers made of clear plastic. Most of these consist of two halves leaving a seam down the side when glued together. While I know how to putty seams on regular plastic parts, I've never had to fuss with seams on clear plastic. Can anyone recommend tips on how to finish seams on clear parts, or at least make them less noticeable? Thanks!Finishing seams on clear plastic model parts?
Rather than use putty, just glue solidly. THEN sand with VERY fine sanding sticks to clean the seam and blend. You can get as fine as using toothpaste and a soft cloth.





THEN take your parts and DIP them into Future Floor Polish and hang in a dust free area to dry. ';Future'; is a terrific acrylic that gives a TERRIFIC shine to polystyrene plastic clear parts.





I've been repairing model aircraft windshields this way for decades.





GOOD LUCKFinishing seams on clear plastic model parts?
The only way to really do it is to use as little glue as possible. You cant get rid of the seams unless you have a kiln and you make the parts custom. I ahve been looking for a way too but thats all I got good luck

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