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Omotai (bustamanted@hotmail.com)
Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:37:04 -0600
I have heard that correctional tape wrapped around the peg works wonders.
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Yung <msgundam@mediaone.net>
To: <gundam@aeug.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [gundam] how do i tighten?
> lemontea@earthlink.net wrote:
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> > Winn Sevilla wrote:
> > >
> > > my kits (ZetaPlus, Wing Gundam) have very loose polycaps.
> > > dunno if its from too much posing or something...
> > > so how do i re-tighten them?
> > >
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> > There is a technique I use to solve this problem, but it ususallly has
> > to be applied before asembly. All poly-caps have basically the same
> > design, right? (the main body of the cap and the two nubs on the sides
> > that the cap pivots on). What I do is I take a drop of superglue on the
> > end of a pin or hobby knife, and I rub it along the inside of the
> > plastic part that the poly-cap will fit into (not the cap itself) - and
> > be sure to let it completely dry for about 5-10 minutes. Once dry, it
> > creates and extra layer of plastic, and this makes it so the cap will
> > have a tighter fit once the parts are assembled. You cannot do this
> > once the parts are assembled. Extensive eperience has shown me that
> > applying superglue to plastic parts that have any kind of stress on them
> > (ANY kind, including the small amount of stress that a poly-cap exerts
> > on the surrounding plastic once in place) will cause that part to split
> > and crack - probably due to some kind of chemical reaction (and I
> > learned this the "hard way"...). However, once the superglue dries (on
> > a "stress-free" part), this problem goes away (the glue basically
> > becomes another layer of plastic).
> >
> > Trevor in California
> >
>
> I'm not familiar with the kit but if the problem is where the ploycap and
> ball joint meets, I think it was said that a drop of Elmers glue should do
> it.
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