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alhoop

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Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« on: March 05, 2018, 08:21:52 PM »
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I bought a high hood for a GP30 conversion last May. It has been sitting since as I can't see
buying Bestine,if available,  to soak/clean it . Maybe Shapeways should offer this service?
Some say use Simple Green. Has anyone used Simple Green and if so which one?
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2018, 08:29:51 PM »
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Bestine is like 13$ on Amazon, and it is reuseable, what have you got to lose?
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2018, 08:35:50 PM »
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I soak my Shapeways items in Naptha with good results.  Afterwards I run it thru a couple cycles of a ultrasonic cleaner (using warm/hot water).
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2018, 09:02:06 PM »
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Simple Green works for me. Just mix half and half with warm water, and give it a tooth brush scrub after 25 minutes, and all the wax should be off.
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2018, 10:43:29 PM »
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I've used Simple Green as well.  I have a shell that I am doing a test with- I de-waxed with Simple Green, did a first rinse in dish soap, then a couple rinses in warm water, let sit in the summer sun for a couple hours and an additional day or so on a windowsill, and then primed and painted black with Model Master acrylics.  So far, I've encountered none of the flaking or crystalizing defects reported here- ttps://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=43110.0 .  Now, if I could just figure out how to fill and sand all the tiny lines, without sanding off all the louvers.
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2018, 10:55:47 PM »
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It's not as if Bestine or Simple Green are hard to acquire currently, nor are they expensive.  Pick one and soak your parts.  I prefer Bestine but others swear by Simple Green as well.
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2018, 11:54:13 PM »
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Can’t bestine be picked up at art stores too?
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2018, 12:17:27 AM »
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Quote from: AKNscale on March 05, 2018, 11:54:13 PM
Can’t bestine be picked up at art stores too?

Sometimes. True artists' supply stores like Dick Blick's handle it. Quasi-art (craft) stores like Michael's used to carry Bestine under the old manufacturer, but at least our local stores have not restored the SKU since Speedball picked-up the distribution.
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Re: Cleaning/Soaking a Shapeways Product
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2018, 10:41:15 AM »
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Being a true Canadian, I picked up some Simple Green (concentrated) at Canadian Tire. I feel like it's probably easier to find than Bestine, and it did a good job for me.
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