[Martin71]

Hi Guys

Hope you can help me here. One of those days and I have no idea how it happened and I am not even sure of the glue type.

I know its not PVA, or super glue (no whiteness around glue and it is rock hard).

What I have is a blob of glue clear in colour on a brand new loco

and I have no Idea how it got there. It was about 3mm thick by 10mm x 12mm long. I have filed it down to about 0.4-0.5mm thick and I now asking for suggestions on what to do from here.

The loco is a new Hornby Britannia class.

The glue I think is a clear epoxy (Devcon) maybe.

Any suggestions please.

Thanks

Martin

 

[ebaykal]

Perhaps you now have a good reason to weather it

Baykal

 

[34C]

Martin,

If you have been able to file it down that suggests it is both hard and well attached; there is probably little prospect of completely removing what is left without damage to the surrounding and underlying paintwork. I would be thinking in terms of carefully abrading it down until the original surface profile is restored, by which stage I would be wanting to use a very fine wet and dry finishing gritpaper. I wouldn't be overly fussed about a spot on profile either, the real things collected dents in service. Once a satisfactory profile is achieved, repaint and assess. I am a fan for some in-service weathering even on a well cleaned loco, and would use this to disguise any slight finish or colour mismatch. However, if the Britannia represents a BR(LMR) example, you could take the option of coating it in grey brown filth once profiled to your liking. Other than ex-works and occasional attention to principal express classes, LMR locos were generally very dirty indeed, and it is a most forgiving 'livery'.

 

[shedmad66]

Try to carefully cut of the rest without damaging the paint work with a sharp craft knife. Don't dig into ten plastic though!!