Simple Green Seems to do a million different jobs like this. You can get it at groceries, wal mart, k mart, etc etc.
Santa Fe,
All you need is to swish the parts in a solution of mild dish washing liquid (e.g. Ivory) and warm (NOT hot) water. I usually use a wet paper towel (soaked in the same solution) to get into the nooks and crannies. After that just rinse the parts off in cool tap water and let dry.
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Santa Fe all the way! , anyone else got any ideas?
, anyone else got any ideas?
What about "Goo Gone"? {for removing sticky from price stickers and the like}. It may remove the mold release as well? It says:
Goo Gone is an oil-based cleaner and solvent that safely removes gummy, grimey and gooey messes. Goo Gone is made with all natural ingredients, and will not harm most other commercial products such as carpet or plastic, or the environment. Goo Gone has a long shelf life and can withstand cold and warm temperatures without losing its effectivenessRead more: How Does Goo Gone Work? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4674259_goo-gone-work.html#ixzz24eqnNsgr
http://www.uline.com/BL_7093/Goo-Gone?pricode=WO514&gclid=COmuieKvhbICFQcQNAodgkgA0w
http://www.drugstore.com/goo-gone-stain-remover/qxp81908?catid=184289
http://www.amazon.com/Homax-Oz-Goo-Gone-GG12/dp/B00006IBNJ
Just for a few places to order.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
I do resin casting. Most commercial mold releases are wax based. Simple Green should work. Dawn dish detergent should work. Soft Scrub should also work. Use warm water and a toothbrush. The VERY best procedure is to wash the parts twice using a different detergent for each wash.
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
Sylvan's recommended product is an orange, citrus based degreaser - you can get it at Home Depot or Lowes. They just buy it in bulk and repackage it in small bottles.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Santa Fe all the way! tstage, thanks,but, Sylvans website and owner, says soap and water isnt going to work. Sylvan suggests one product not avail and one by Testors, no longer produced. Im trying to remember a phone call a few years back,but, I think he said alcohol wont work either. I have some Simple Green, Ill experiment with that, anyone else got any ideas?
tstage, thanks,but, Sylvans website and owner, says soap and water isnt going to work. Sylvan suggests one product not avail and one by Testors, no longer produced. Im trying to remember a phone call a few years back,but, I think he said alcohol wont work either. I have some Simple Green, Ill experiment with that, anyone else got any ideas?
FWIW, I've put together a number of Sylvan kits and have yet to have a single problem with paint or CA sticking to them. Just be sure the water/soap mixture is slippery between your fingers and that you rinse the parts off thoroughly with water.
Sylvan recommends their citrus-based product or Diosol. I had neither, so used lacquer thinner (which I've always used in place of Diosol for thinning Floquil paints). While it did work, I also found that it would dissolve/distort small pieces with thin cross-sections if left to soak too long - this was the case with the window frames for the caboose shown below.
Here are a few Sylvan vehicles appropriate (more-or-less) to my '30s-era layout:
I usually don't cement the body to the chassis, which allows the driver/passengers to be removed when the car is placed as a parked vehicle. This helps to make each vehicle a little more useful, especially when taking photos:
Wayne