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02/08/2014 2:13 pm
Cleaning
Can anyone tell me of a good method of cleaning and polishing my DM and FM 1/24 cars??
02/08/2014 3:50 pm
I wash mine with mild dish soap....the trick is not to get the interior wet. I take my index finger and rub on small amounts on the hood, trunk and doors....I then take a wet cotton swab and swab the exterior being careful not to touch the chrome parts.
With just a trickle of warm water coming out of the facet I carefully work the car around the trickle until the sop is completely off then carefully dry with and old clean t shirt....be careful with the chrome parts and avoid any strings on cloth that could snag a chrome part. The mild dish soap actually leaves a nice gloss to the paint.
I do this with cars that I have gotten from estate sales or garage sales that are very dusty.....If this seems a little scary there are cans of compressed air you can use
instead.....I am sure others will post other options too.....good luck
02/08/2014 4:48 pm
I start by using a very fine brush, like a cosmetic brush.
I'll use that to remove dust and smaller, soft brushes to get in cracks or crevices. That works on all but the most extreme cases. If those are unsuccessful, the job gets far more complicated. As Paul says, you have to take extreme care not to snag photo etched parts with any type of cloth. I've used Paul's method before and it works but you have to take your time.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
02/08/2014 11:59 pm
Don't. Simple.
03/08/2014 5:26 am
I've been to Tim Buck 2 before .. does that count?
04/08/2014 8:26 am
I use a make-up brush and it really gets the dust.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.