1:1 scale tank parts

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1:1 scale tank parts

Post by paulmerton » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:27 pm

Someone told me diet cola was a cheap way to get rid of rust, so here goes!

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Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Post by AJWW2 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:21 pm

WOW..... did it work?
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Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Post by plasticboy » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:28 pm

I like to know as well, did it work? :shock:
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Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Post by pickelhaube » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:20 pm

I am sure it did not.

But elbow grease and a wire brush do.
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Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Post by paulmerton » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:32 am

The phosphoric acid in the diet cola seems to have worked reasonably well for the Panzer IV track link. I just wiped it off with a ball of aluminium foil and the metal coloured stuff appeared as if by magic.

There are some hard scaley bits on the Panzer II track, though, so I think I'll have to chip those off and try it again. I guess it might be hard mud instead of rust.

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