Darn plastic film won't come off my Protoform Accord body

[Boxster S]

What luck I must have http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/frown.gif I got a TC3 Racer/Accord body from Tower Hobbies. Came week before last, but had a Stratus body inside instead of the Accord. I called up Tower and they told me to call TA.

I called TA and they sent me out an Accord body which got here Friday. I painted it last night and got up this morning to take off the plastic film on the outside of the body and the stuff WON'T COME OFF.

Now I have done plenty of car bodies, but none has been this STUBORN. I have tried my fingernail, and exacto blade and all kinds of tricks. How do I get this crap off????

[kyosho]

Is there even a plastic film on it. Maybe they forgot.

[Boxster S]

It looks like there is a film on it...b/c some of the body lines look a bit "soft"

**** thing has a big *** dent in the top of the trunk too where the spoiler mounts.

What a sucky experience http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/frown.gif I should call them up again and tell them to get their act together.

[Grizzbob]

No, Protoform does not use an overspray film on the outside of their bodies, that's why you're having trouble finding it.... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Boxster S]

WTH!!!!!!!!???????

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Wait a sec, the TC3 manual said that it had an overspray covering...at least I think it did.

Anyway, I'm so used to Tamiya and HPI's kindness.

I'm never getting another Proto body!!

[This message has been edited by Boxster S (edited 03-18-2001).]

[joe]

we have a genius!!!


k/d 8^)


your supposed to do your own overspray protection

[Boxster S]

I just took for granted that every other body that I have done (which has been quite a few) has had overspray protection.

[pp13b]

yeah what are u peeling off...?

[Boxster S]

I guess it was just layers of plastic. I was only trying to peels little bits from the very corners of the wheel wells.

Oh well, I got out some of my fine sanding pads and started sanding off the paint. Slow, but making progress.

[Tiggs1]

So what have you been peeling off?....does polycarbonate have layers? Bummer about your experience.

[joe]

won't the sanding degrade the paint job? howbout a chemical remover

[Boxster S]

Well, I'm sanding from the outside...got most of it off and all is well

[joe]

it's still smooth?
i know your sandiong off overspray but was concerned about roughening up the outer surface and making it UGLY

[Boxster S]

I don't care about it being too ugly, it's a bash around body.

The body that I do care about is the Ferrari 360 Modena that I am waiting to get in stock at Tower Hobbies http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/biggrin.gif