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1:1 scale tank parts

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:27 pm
by paulmerton
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

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:21 pm
by AJWW2
WOW..... did it work?

Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:28 pm
by plasticboy
I like to know as well, did it work? :shock:

Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:20 pm
by pickelhaube
I am sure it did not.

But elbow grease and a wire brush do.

Re: 1:1 scale tank parts

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:32 am
by paulmerton
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.