Teach- Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 I finished attaching the edging I had to remove. First I reinforced them on the inside to strengthen them. As those dried, I found kman's HOW TO: Make ABS Paste. I cut a bunch of small pieces of the ABS I had left over and added acetone slowly as suggested. I applied the paste with a toothpick and then used a rubber spatula head to push it into the seam. Looking back after using it, I should have added a bit more acetone. It seemed to be the right consistency, but it was a little too thick and seemed to dry quickly. It worked for me, but I would have liked it looser so I could have gotten it into the seam better. The dried paste was pretty rough and not smooth at all. I used a 220 and then a 400 grit sandpaper to smooth the finish. It's what I had on hand. If I had a finer grit, I would have done one more round with that. Once I got the smooth finish, I used the XTC-3D to give it a glossier finish. Below are some close up pictures. You can see that it's not perfect. There are two pictures from a distance also and in those, the attachments and ABS paste look pretty good. Not perfect, but pretty good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 They came up well, nice job. You may however need to extend them just a little, the inner corners, as the ridge comes to the ends of the cut out area BUT in saying that your GML may not even notice them. Just trimming the added ridges straight could be enough. With finer sandpaper (wet and dry) I use water with a drop of dish washing liquid, helps the sandpaper to glide and doesn't clog as quickly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teach- Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 While my work continues, I posted the body armor on the pre-approval feedback forum. I'm looking forward to what I learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 4 hours ago, Teach- said: While my work continues, I posted the body armor on the pre-approval feedback forum. I'm looking forward to what I learn. Feedback left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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