I use the nylon strapping for the sides of the body where the pins go. it adds tremendous strength to the shell. I never knew they did self adhesive lexan. Ive got a few shells that need repairing and this sounds just the ticket, funny how you never stop learning. john
Lexan Body Repair
Hi all. Long time lurker, just started posting recently.
I've raced modern 1/24 cars for about 4 years now and I am just getting into the vintage scene. I've picked up a few cars that have lexan bodies that are for the most part intact, with maybe one of two small (less than 1/4") tears in them. What are the popular methods for making a repair? For my regular race cars, I'd use a nylon packing tape, but considering that these bodies are 40 years old with 40 year old paint, I'm curious if there's a better way to fix the tears.
I did a seach on the topic and didn't see anything posted already, but if I missed something existing I'm sorry for the exta post.
Thanks ahead of time for any ideas.
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I've raced modern 1/24 cars for about 4 years now and I am just getting into the vintage scene. I've picked up a few cars that have lexan bodies that are for the most part intact, with maybe one of two small (less than 1/4") tears in them. What are the popular methods for making a repair? For my regular race cars, I'd use a nylon packing tape, but considering that these bodies are 40 years old with 40 year old paint, I'm curious if there's a better way to fix the tears.
I did a seach on the topic and didn't see anything posted already, but if I missed something existing I'm sorry for the exta post.
Thanks ahead of time for any ideas.
