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YYS4BOB wrote:viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4336&p=46994&hilit ... ork#p46994

Cheers Bob. Much appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Graham

I will look out for that thread. Many thanks for the tip. Much appreciated.

Kindest regards.

While repainting a vehicle, I found that the Vallejo grey primer, 5 coats of Vallejo acrylic and 2 coats of Rustoleum Clear Gloss came off easily after three days of curing. I was masking off the body paint, with low-tack tape, to detail the tail lights and voila! all the paint started to flake off ...

Many thanks for the link. The gin is to remove the smell of cigarette smoke as stated in a previous post. But, I'll probably find a 'use' for the remainder. I found some diamante stones which will probably hot glue into the mountings OK. Restoration is all about problem solving. Which all part of th...

Idris wrote:

FarAwayLook wrote:The windows are off-camera soaking in gin to get rid of the previous owner's bad smoking habit which STANK!

In gin? Really?
Is that standard practice for restorers?

When it comes out it smells GORGEOUS.

Right now I'm thinking of my own finish. Just need the time to devote to it.

OK. I'm still at the dismantling/planning/head scratching stage. But here's the model as-is and dismantled ready for surgery. The windows are off-camera soaking in gin to get rid of the previous owner's bad smoking habit which STANK! https://i.postimg.cc/1zQFKXxV/Far-Away-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/...

Many thanks for your kind suggestions. I shall get beavering away.

Kindest regards

Hi All,

I'm a new boy, so feel free to laugh and point.

Right now I'm starting to restore a Corgi 280 Silver Shadow. Does anyone please know a source for replacement wheels and jewelled headlights?

Kindest regards.