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Posted by Billy H on September 24, 2006, 4:51 pm
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> Billy H wrote:
>> I am making a garage for toy cars. I have cut a piece of 4mm ply 2 feet
>> by 2 feet and am using more ply the same for walls for the garage. Have
>> drawn up a road and built a ramp down from the roof of the garage. The
>> ramp has 2 corners on it and the game is to drive the car off the top
>> level car park onto the ramp and then let the car go free and it will run
>> down guided by the walls of the ramps.
>>
>> I used body filler for the outside walls but it was so rough the cars
>> stopped. I used the plastic packaging from a new windscreen wiper as a
>> surface to mould against and the surface is perfect, although it is
>> uneven in bits where my mouldings were discontinuous. Does anyone know of
>> a better way to create smooth surfaces on such a project as the corners
>> of a toy car ramp?
>>
>> Maybe I should try clamps. The work I am doing, using the techniques I am
>> using is very time consuming and I require to hold everything in place
>> while the plastic goes off.
>>
>> Any suggestions will be gladly recieved.
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>
> I'm assuming you mean car body filler?
>
yes, what else? it's for cars :oD *bears a silly grin*
> You can't mould it to a finished surface, you have to work on it
> after it's set
>
I got a good finish using the plastic from the wiper wrapper, the filler
doesn't stick to it and it has a smooth surface. For all the ramp however,
I'd have a job to get a continuous smooth finish from a 'jig' or mould of
the stuff. Clamps seem best idea for now.
Elbow grease and wet and dry for the bits between.
> Use a dremel (or just wet & dry abrasive paper and elbow grease):
What is dremel?
> sand the filler smooth
> spray with primer
> sand with finer grit
> and sand some more (and some more(and more))
>
> Then spray with clear laquer for a perfect finish -
>
> if it can be done on a car, it can be done on your model.
>
> --
> BigEgg
> Hack to size. Hammer to fit. Weld to join. Grind to shape. Paint to cover.
where's your putty? you didn't mention putty!
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> feet and am using more ply the same for walls for the garage. Have drawn up
> a road and built a ramp down from the roof of the garage. The ramp has 2
> corners on it and the game is to drive the car off the top level car park
> onto the ramp and then let the car go free and it will run down guided by
> the walls of the ramps.
>
> I used body filler for the outside walls but it was so rough the cars
> stopped. I used the plastic packaging from a new windscreen wiper as a
> surface to mould against and the surface is perfect, although it is uneven
> in bits where my mouldings were discontinuous. Does anyone know of a better
> way to create smooth surfaces on such a project as the corners of a toy car
> ramp?
>
> Maybe I should try clamps. The work I am doing, using the techniques I am
> using is very time consuming and I require to hold everything in place while
> the plastic goes off.
>
> Any suggestions will be gladly recieved.
>
>
> Thank you