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Idris wrote:

Tinman wrote:Here's my blue example (on the right). Not quite as good of shape but that's because I've sold off all my nice models.

Ummmm....Joe, those are 36a Austins, not 30a Ford Prefects (#seniormoment).

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...and another Human is exposed on the forum...

Ghosthunter.

And there in my own Senior moment was kwakers willing to pay Joe a wheelbarrow full of $$ for his rare blue #30 with metal wheels.......
Some guys just know how to ruin our old age dreams Joe. kwakers

In reading through the thread I failed to answer a question as to the base plate, it is gloss black. Should I clean the car up or leave it sort of dirty as you can see in the pictures. Also I have several cars that are sort of gummy or sticky, is there any way to get rid of the stickiness without hurting the paint?

TNT wrote:In reading through the thread I failed to answer a question as to the base plate, it is gloss black. Should I clean the car up or leave it sort of dirty as you can see in the pictures. Also I have several cars that are sort of gummy or sticky, is there any way to get rid of the stickiness without hurting the paint?

Gummy or sticky paint is not uncommon on certain matchbox models, take for instance the #44 GMC Refrigerator truck with its sticky paint.

Tacky paint occurs on models manufactured around the time of the changeover from RW to SF. There is some circumstantial evidence that it may be related to storage in Collectors’ Cases, but I have models in my collection which have only ever been stored in cardboard and yet have this paint problem. I am therefore of the opinion that it is a paint formulation/ curing) issue.
I am not aware of any fix for the problem (although I do wonder whether an extended period of vacuum drying might help).

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