I have a Chooch resin wall - rough cut stone - and it has a slight warp. Any ideas how to straighten it out?
Coloring tips would be nice, too.
You might want to email or telephone Chooch to see what they advise. They may even send you a replacement.
Resin walls have a tendency to warp, so a replacement wall will most likely again be warped.
Just put the wall into boiling water for a few minutes and it softens just enough to be carefully bent into shape. Lay it on a smooth and flat surface and weigh it down while it cools off.
Just be careful not to burn yourself.
MVMark I have a Chooch resin wall - rough cut stone - and it has a slight warp. Any ideas how to straighten it out? Coloring tips would be nice, too.
Rich
Alton Junction
MVMark,
I have used the same method that Ulrich suggested with the HOT water....but I sandwich it between two pieces of flat pine wood, held together with metal c-clamps...the screw in kind...that way I dont have to worry about my fingers, with the hot water. Let sit a few hours. I use the same method...on all warped castings...and it works. Polyurethane Resin castings, You have to be careful with....too much heat and they will melt.
Coloring tips:
India ink washes...Woodland scenics liquid pigment and many other ways out there, those are the two I use.
Take Care!
Frank
Frank, same question as I asked the OP. Flexible or rigid?
Microwave it, worked for me!!!!!!!!!
richhotrain Frank, same question as I asked the OP. Flexible or rigid? Rich
The hand cast resin one's which are 1/4inch thick....they have no adhesive on back, for peel-n-stick and surely are not flexible:
They come in all lengths and width's and are all about 1/4 inch thick.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/214-8300
I deleted the first link...had My info on it.
Thanks for the reply, Frank.
I have the Flexible Walls and they curl at the ends, but I am amazed that the rigid walls warp.
Rich,
I have a whole bunch of both...rigid and flex...for my river bridge area, (double track swing bridge) that has yet to be finished after five yrs. ...so I have been experimenting...found out not to rely on self stick and have been using original contact cement, both surfaces covered and that works the best,on what I am using it on, ply, smooth surface and styrene. The rigid, I use thick CA on.
You have to be careful when using the CA...on wood it is almost instant stick....not much room for error's in positioning.
Good points, Frank. When my self-stick Flexible Walls began to curl, I called Chooch for advice, and they suggested contact cement.
Another point to know I guess....is that those flexible walls are not resin....they are an embossed vinyl/rubber, synthetic.
Another good point, Frank.
Most of the Chooch walls are the Flexible type.
Thanks for all of your responses. It is a rigid piece that I got from my uncle over 20 years ago. It's not too critical to get straightened out as I'm just using it as part of a small scenery test piece to check how well a hill behind it looks. The hill is only 3" deep and I wanted to make sure it looked okay. I tried to attach a picture but couldn't figure out how.
Once again, thanks for all your responses.
Mark