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Old 12-04-2020, 06:14 AM
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Any recommendations for removing fine scratches from Monocote? I’ve tried plastic polish and car wax.
Old 12-04-2020, 08:29 AM
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If plastic polish doesn't work, the scratches are probably too deep to fix. It's not hard to put new covering on, so it's hardly worth it to go to a lot of trouble to do repairs like that.
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Originally Posted by jester_s1
If plastic polish doesn't work, the scratches are probably too deep to fix. It's not hard to put new covering on, so it's hardly worth it to go to a lot of trouble to do repairs like that.
They are fine like streaking. It’s not enough to recover. It’s black so it shows everything. I have a black car so I’m used to it.
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If Meguiar's won't do it probably nothing will.
Old 12-05-2020, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jester_s1
It's not hard to put new covering on, so it's hardly worth it to go to a lot of trouble to do repairs like that.
If we're talkin a fun flyer ARF , sure , I can have one recovered in about an hour .

If the guy has a scale model of just about any full scale airplane , not so much ........
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Even with scale models, it's rare that the whole plane has damaged covering. So if it's just a wingtip or scraped turtle deck, that's not a big job.

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