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Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:26 am
by Moyboy
Most homemade ones go a yellowy tinge in the plastic resin. Transpalites were made with extreme heat and pressure but they come out cloudy on the outside and considerable buffing is then required to get that nice clear glassy finish - not easy to do at home.
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:11 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
I can confirm the home kits were a cold cure method, my Cousin had one of these kits in the Seventies and a hole raft of items were treated to some dunking in Luctite type resin, but none of us at that time subjected a model car to this treatment, wish we had now, cos I could have sold it to Bob...
GHOSTHUNTER.
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:36 pm
by YYS4BOB
Oohhh no you couldn't!
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:39 pm
by Idris
Moyboy wrote:Most homemade ones go a yellowy tinge in the plastic resin.
One of the many factories I've worked in, made polystyrene and, through that, I know that polystyrene (as used for e.g. CD cases) also has a yellow tinge. This is countered by adding a hint of blue dye right at the end of production and, amazingly enough, the result is what, to the human eye, is a colourless product. Could something similar be the secret of Transpalite?
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:08 pm
by motorman
YYS4BOB wrote:Oohhh no you couldn't!
Its behind you
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:31 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
YYS4BOB wrote:Oohhh no you couldn't!
Oh yes I can...
Re: Table Lighter/Maxwell
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:30 pm
by YYS4BOB
That's the panto over then, back to the serious stuff
