yellowed paint

[Deleted]

I'm in the process of building the Hooters Underbird I have sprayed the body in the MCW Hooters colors they came out nice. I used a clear coat on the body I think it was Testors brand the white part of the body has yellowed. Is there a way to rub the paint out to get rid of the yellowing Thanks,Richard

[Deleted]

Thanks for the response figured that's what I would have to do, I think I'm going to leave it as is it's not a contest car and NASCARS are covered in decals anyway. I'll certainly be sure not to use Testor's clear coat anymore

[donculley]

You could try some modelers wax . I use it to polish my models after the paint cures .It always takes a thin coat of paint off and the cars really shine afterwards. While it wont take the clearcoat off, it may remove enough of it to take the yellow out.

[Deleted]

That sounds like plan I was thinking about that before I posted my thread. Is there a particular brand wax you've used?

[donculley]

I use a product called "the treatment" It used to be available in small amounts at my local hobby store, but when they stopped carrying it, I called the company. They use the same product for boats and planes, etc. ,and sold me a large tube which has lasted me more than 10 years. It really shines up the paint and it doesnt yellow.I have used it on all my builds.

[TooOld]

Don's right about polishing it out . I had a couple of builds that had yellowed really bad and I used SemiChrome polish on them , it removed the yellow and now the whites are white again !
I bet any good metal or plastic polish will do the same thing .

[erwin]

How did this turn out? I'm a huge Kulwicki fan, and would love to see your build!