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06-11-2011, 07:06 PM | #11 |
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Well I'm actually allergic to bleach I've heard the peroxide works very well. However, I'm not sure how either affects the plastic in the long run. Also be careful around the stickers if you don't plan on replacing them. I wouldn't use any liquid around them as it could cause them to yellow or even come off.
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06-11-2011, 09:50 PM | #12 |
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Well I'm actually allergic to bleach I've heard the peroxide works very well. However, I'm not sure how either affects the plastic in the long run. Also be careful around the stickers if you don't plan on replacing them. I wouldn't use any liquid around them as it could cause them to yellow or even come off.
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06-11-2011, 11:08 PM | #13 |
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Glad it went to a good home. I didn't want to sell it actually but I will be getting another one in the near future to finish off my personal collection.
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06-11-2011, 11:08 PM | #14 |
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What kinds of repairs does it need? I have some suggestions for supporting the wheels on the crawler that I have done to my Defiants. If you are interested I can provide pics in about a week.
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06-11-2011, 11:11 PM | #15 |
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I love the Defiant. When it is cleaned up, it is easily one of the nicest looking GIJoe items out there.
Damn dude, CobraStickers really gives you the rape job on those stickers. I got my from JRuben for $17. Sure, I had to cut them myself, but I saved nearly 75% over CS and they are just as nice. http://forums.yojoe.com/sale/30495-g...-stickers.html I support painting the Defiant. A lot of people are doing the peroxide and whatever else, but you know a fresh coat of paint will do the job right. This other stuff can give mixed results and if you use the wrong stuff, it ruins your stuff. I painted mine several years ago as a restore project and it looks awesome. Besides, the gantry is grey and we don't know if peroxide would help that or not with the color change. Mine was discolored so it too got painted. As I said yesterday when I was checking out your Defiant, it looks pretty solid. I has a lot of the parts that are typically harder to find. Getting a replacement gantry door can be a bitch because of the size. Let me know if you need any information. Having done a Defiant restore myself, I am familiar with it from top to bottom. |
06-11-2011, 11:14 PM | #16 |
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I have seen several gantry doors on ebay as of late. I will help Will find one.
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06-11-2011, 11:20 PM | #17 |
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You must have done something different than most. The easiest thing to do is to take a thick hard cover book and put the gantry right on top of it. I used an old high school year book. You can't even tell the book is under there or that the wheels really aren't holding it up.
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06-11-2011, 11:53 PM | #18 |
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If anyone is needing one of the blue doors i have one in my B/S/T/. Intact with a minor cosmetic flaw check it out.
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06-12-2011, 12:06 AM | #19 |
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I love the Defiant. When it is cleaned up, it is easily one of the nicest looking GIJoe items out there.
Damn dude, CobraStickers really gives you the rape job on those stickers. I got my from JRuben for $17. Sure, I had to cut them myself, but I saved nearly 75% over CS and they are just as nice. http://forums.yojoe.com/sale/30495-g...-stickers.html I support painting the Defiant. A lot of people are doing the peroxide and whatever else, but you know a fresh coat of paint will do the job right. This other stuff can give mixed results and if you use the wrong stuff, it ruins your stuff. I painted mine several years ago as a restore project and it looks awesome. Besides, the gantry is grey and we don't know if peroxide would help that or not with the color change. Mine was discolored so it too got painted. As I said yesterday when I was checking out your Defiant, it looks pretty solid. I has a lot of the parts that are typically harder to find. Getting a replacement gantry door can be a bitch because of the size. Let me know if you need any information. Having done a Defiant restore myself, I am familiar with it from top to bottom. As for painting mine, it's not going to go back straight white. It is going to be a pearl white so it has a little pop. Honestly you probably won't see it in the pictures but in person it should look amazing. And as you and Sirt know, I have a secret weapon when it comes to paint.
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06-12-2011, 01:53 AM | #20 |
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Looking forward to the final product.
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