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 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Aug 28, 2024 12:17
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Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?
 
 Author: Biglesdug View Messages Posted By Biglesdug
 Posted: Aug 28, 2024 12:26
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In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Run it under hot water then put something very heavy on top of it for 24 hours.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Aug 28, 2024 12:28
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In Help, Biglesdug writes:
  In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Run it under hot water then put something very heavy on top of it for 24 hours.

Good idea, I’ll try it and let you know the results.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Aug 29, 2024 16:36
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In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  In Help, Biglesdug writes:
  In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Run it under hot water then put something very heavy on top of it for 24 hours.

Good idea, I’ll try it and let you know the results.

Seems to have worked, I’ll giver’ another round and it should be totally flat.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Aug 28, 2024 16:05
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In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?


You don't need to flatten it. It goes on curved on the model.

 
Set No: 7315 Name: Solar Explorer
* 		7315-1 (Inv) Solar Explorer
234 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2001
Sets: Space: Life on Mars

Cheers,
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 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
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In Help, randyf writes:
  In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?


You don't need to flatten it. It goes on curved on the model.

 
Set No: 7315 Name: Solar Explorer
* 		7315-1 (Inv) Solar Explorer
234 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2001
Sets: Space: Life on Mars

Cheers,
Randy

I know, I just would like to have it flat to sell
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Aug 29, 2024 09:34
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In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Used an iron on lowest setting (Uncomfortable to the touch, but well below the
material's melting point, vinyl being lower than plastic) with a paper towel
in between the iron and sheet. The action should be brief, hinging on your iron's
lowest-setting heat output. That is to say, don't let the iron linger, just
use passes.

There'll be be an optimal side of the plastic sheet, just can't remember
if it's inside or outside of the bend. Pulling from long ago experience,
during our volume set part-out days, when most of the sheets pulled from a certain
set were distorted from poor packaging. I do remember it working well, though.

-popsicle
 Author: SirIceCream1001 View Messages Posted By SirIceCream1001
 Posted: Aug 31, 2024 10:55
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In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Would you help me figure out how to straighten this part?
 
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 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
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In Help, SirIceCream1001 writes:
  In Help, Saitobricks.ca writes:
  Any tips or thought on how to flatten this without melting it?

Would you help me figure out how to straighten this part?

Bend it another full 360 degrees then glue it back on top