Pep Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Looking for some tips on preping / finishing rubber tires. How do you guys take care of the PITA flash?! Working on a 1/32 tamiya F-15. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Pep this was what I did for 1/32 Corsair tires....Light sanding to get the mold seam off. I never could completely remove it.. I washed them off and set aside to dry for a few hours. Next I sprayed them with a clear flat coat & left to dry. I lightly weathered them with some MiG pigments. The last thing was a coat of pigment sealer. I put them on in the final stages of the build to prevent unnecessary handling. I completed model in late summer 2013 and they are still like the day I completed them... I can't remember exactly but likely I used Testors Flat Lacquer in the square jar. That is my main Flat Coat for a dead flat finish...HTH Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 thanks for the tips. i will try it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balls47 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I have rubber tires, but have always opted for the plastic ones. You have me thinking about them, because I want to try them on an upcoming kit. I know that the flash is very thin. I wonder if you could cut the flash off as close to the tire as possible, then burn the rest off without catching the rubber tire on fire??? I know is sound kinda crazy, but maybe use a grill lighter and go real easy on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bushpounder Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) I would replace them with resin / plastic. After about a year or two or three, those rubber tires are going to look flat. Don Edited April 12, 2015 by Bushpounder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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