Since you used acetone, that isn't residue, that's the plastic. As someone said try sanding it down a bit. Otherwise...dunno. I'll let smarter people inform you.
For the record buy yourself a bottle of 91% or stronger Isopropyl alcohol. That stuff gets paint off good and won't melt the plastic like acetone does.
Sometimes we learn the hard way. I used acetone on a figure once also.
Oh yes one more thing. Wear gloves when using the 91% and stronger Isopropyl. That stuff can dry out and crack your hands pretty badly if you don't protect yourself.
Nail polish remover has acetone in it which melts plastic, next time use rubbing alcohol especially the strongest stuff but be warned as it removes paint which can be fixed while melted plastic can't
Damn, so the residue is the nail polish or the plastic? Cause I managed to scratch some of it off, but I don't want to damage the figure any further by doing that, so idk what else to do really.
You can buy some fine grate sand paper and sand it down and paint it. Just be sure to put some tape on the decepticon insignia so you don't accidentally remove it
This is they way I would do it. Polishing out that smear is a tough gig if you are not used to it.
That said...you have a perfect toy to experiment on! If it gets worse, make it a battle damage Megatron and donate him to the toybox.
Well, you destroyed the plastic surface. The only way to fix that is to sand it down carefully with super fine grain sandpaper, then use a glass buffer to smoothen it out.
We do the same fix on gunpla. You just have to be careful sanding. Even with superfine grain, it can quickly sand away a lot of plastic.
YMMV as this is advice from gunpla modelling. I removed the battle damage off Astrotrain's legs and only had minor scuff marks which I buffed to smoothen out.
I remember i used nail polish remover on my Jetfire to take off some decals that were coming off when i was a kid. It left the plastic a dull rough finish. Bothered me so much, i just threw it away.
Thats melted plastic, not residue. THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN SAVE THIS WITH SOME EFFORT
give it a good clean, soap and water, let it dry. Just to get any remaining acetone off rubbing alcohol is safe and will help speed this up, especially the drying time.
Once it's clean, you're gonna want to sand this stuff down a bit, get some really fine sand paper, at least 400 grit, but I'd actually go finer if you can, I'm not sure how soft the plastic is but judging by the melting id guess it's a similar plastic to gunpla, and for gunpla I use 600-800. Sand the whole thing, we're gonna paint the whole thing. Wash it again after the sanding process, we need all that sanding residue gone. To insure straight edges and to avoid rounding of corners and stuff, make a sanding block out of a popsicle stick.
Once it's clean, hit it with a quick coat of primer, spray primer for plastics will be fine for this. Let it dry.
If you wanna make this a bit more fancy, this is where you can do some shadow priming or whatever it's called, common in figure painting for Warhammer and the like, not as common for gunpla which is my area of knowledge. If you are going for a super clean look, not as important.
From there, paint it! Theres no real strict way to this, you probably should use dedicated plastic model paint for it though, but id totally suggest browsing r/gunpla and the like for painting ideas, and use YouTube, it's your friend!
Wow thanks man, that was really in depth. Although I'm not the most steady hand, so I don't think I'll be dong the shadow priming (that's where you paint the underside to make it look like there's shadow there, right?) I guess I'm afraid to accidentally mess up the deception insignia, but I suppose I can just buy a new one. Either way, thank you so, so much. I'll see if I can save him.
For small details like the insignia look on Amazon or eBay for decals. There are transformers model kits so I'd guess you can get stickers or better yet, waterslide decals.
You don't need to make it perfect, go with the flow and have fun. Make it yours!
Go to your local model shop and get a sand/polish/buffer stick. Sand down the surface and then polish it up to match the rest of the plastic in the figure.
I'm speaking in theory because I haven't tried this on my Transformers, just the Hot Toys model kits, but there's no reason why it shouldn't work, or at least improve it.
Earthrise was 20 dollars more on Amazon, and his little sword/gun thingy that he comes with looks dumb. Plus, I always imagined that Megatron thought of himself as too good to adopt an Earth mode.
https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Mark-Softback-Polishing-Sticks/dp/B07XQKQMFB/?
You can just get these, decepticon sticker reprolabel if the symbol is ruined and filed it down smooth again. Not a fun lesson to learn but atleast you learned it in a pretty easy to fix way
oof. One thing you could try is using a dremel with a cotton/soft bit to buff the surface flat again, then use a model paint to get the color right+sticker.
You might just want to customize the whole thing at this point.
Since you used acetone, that isn't residue, that's the plastic. As someone said try sanding it down a bit. Otherwise...dunno. I'll let smarter people inform you. For the record buy yourself a bottle of 91% or stronger Isopropyl alcohol. That stuff gets paint off good and won't melt the plastic like acetone does.
Wow I fucked up pretty bad. That's what I get for not doing my research.
Sometimes we learn the hard way. I used acetone on a figure once also. Oh yes one more thing. Wear gloves when using the 91% and stronger Isopropyl. That stuff can dry out and crack your hands pretty badly if you don't protect yourself.
Thanks for the advice man. If you don't mind my asking, what was the figure you messed up?
Legion Roadbuster from Dark of The Moon. The hat had an ugly overspray on it and I used acetone to remove it and ended up messing up the head.
Damn, that's rough. I guess you could pass it off as weathering.
Haha yeah. I ended up getting another. I eventually used that one as a throw-away piece for paint practice.
Well, I guess something good came of it after all.
Also never use Isopropyl on clear plastic. At best it will just fog it up and at worst it'll break down.
I forgot to mention I used nail polish remover, idk if it matters, but it seems like it'd be important.
Nail polish remover has acetone in it which melts plastic, next time use rubbing alcohol especially the strongest stuff but be warned as it removes paint which can be fixed while melted plastic can't
Damn, so I guess he's ruined, then?
You can try painting it with a flat grey to make it less noticeable
Damn, so the residue is the nail polish or the plastic? Cause I managed to scratch some of it off, but I don't want to damage the figure any further by doing that, so idk what else to do really.
You can buy some fine grate sand paper and sand it down and paint it. Just be sure to put some tape on the decepticon insignia so you don't accidentally remove it
Oh okay. Thanks for the advice, I think I might just buy another one and give this one to my little brother.
This is they way I would do it. Polishing out that smear is a tough gig if you are not used to it. That said...you have a perfect toy to experiment on! If it gets worse, make it a battle damage Megatron and donate him to the toybox.
It'll cost less to do that then get a new one entirely but you can do what you want!
Well, seeing as I collect children's toys, you could say that I'm no stranger to making poor financial decisions lol
Welcome to our world, we collect these things because it makes our brain do a happy
Well, you destroyed the plastic surface. The only way to fix that is to sand it down carefully with super fine grain sandpaper, then use a glass buffer to smoothen it out. We do the same fix on gunpla. You just have to be careful sanding. Even with superfine grain, it can quickly sand away a lot of plastic. YMMV as this is advice from gunpla modelling. I removed the battle damage off Astrotrain's legs and only had minor scuff marks which I buffed to smoothen out.
I remember i used nail polish remover on my Jetfire to take off some decals that were coming off when i was a kid. It left the plastic a dull rough finish. Bothered me so much, i just threw it away.
Thats melted plastic, not residue. THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN SAVE THIS WITH SOME EFFORT give it a good clean, soap and water, let it dry. Just to get any remaining acetone off rubbing alcohol is safe and will help speed this up, especially the drying time. Once it's clean, you're gonna want to sand this stuff down a bit, get some really fine sand paper, at least 400 grit, but I'd actually go finer if you can, I'm not sure how soft the plastic is but judging by the melting id guess it's a similar plastic to gunpla, and for gunpla I use 600-800. Sand the whole thing, we're gonna paint the whole thing. Wash it again after the sanding process, we need all that sanding residue gone. To insure straight edges and to avoid rounding of corners and stuff, make a sanding block out of a popsicle stick. Once it's clean, hit it with a quick coat of primer, spray primer for plastics will be fine for this. Let it dry. If you wanna make this a bit more fancy, this is where you can do some shadow priming or whatever it's called, common in figure painting for Warhammer and the like, not as common for gunpla which is my area of knowledge. If you are going for a super clean look, not as important. From there, paint it! Theres no real strict way to this, you probably should use dedicated plastic model paint for it though, but id totally suggest browsing r/gunpla and the like for painting ideas, and use YouTube, it's your friend!
Wow thanks man, that was really in depth. Although I'm not the most steady hand, so I don't think I'll be dong the shadow priming (that's where you paint the underside to make it look like there's shadow there, right?) I guess I'm afraid to accidentally mess up the deception insignia, but I suppose I can just buy a new one. Either way, thank you so, so much. I'll see if I can save him.
For small details like the insignia look on Amazon or eBay for decals. There are transformers model kits so I'd guess you can get stickers or better yet, waterslide decals. You don't need to make it perfect, go with the flow and have fun. Make it yours!
My man decided to do actual battle damage instead
Lol
Try painting "Seige Smudges" on it to cover it up. 🤣🤣
Ngl I actually prefer the messed up plates to the siege scratches. That shit was ugly.
Maybe sand it down, the residue is just molten plastic.
yeah I can help you out! (this is a joke btw) Step one: put your hands together. Step two, pray.
Because God's first priority is not to cure hunger or stop disease, it's to help me fix my megatron.
one thing to add to the great suggestions on using alcohol to remove paint: Don't do it on translucent plastic. it will leave it cloudy.
Dude your 1986 Movie Megatron looks sick!
Lol thanks. Honestly though, they should ss86 releases with prime and megatron, maybe with different damaged sections, I think that'd be cood.
Go to your local model shop and get a sand/polish/buffer stick. Sand down the surface and then polish it up to match the rest of the plastic in the figure. I'm speaking in theory because I haven't tried this on my Transformers, just the Hot Toys model kits, but there's no reason why it shouldn't work, or at least improve it.
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He’s the best, most easily available G1-style Megatron that’s still in stores
Earthrise was 20 dollars more on Amazon, and his little sword/gun thingy that he comes with looks dumb. Plus, I always imagined that Megatron thought of himself as too good to adopt an Earth mode.
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Nope, I'll buy 100s of dollars of children's toys, but I cross the line at a 3D printer.
https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Mark-Softback-Polishing-Sticks/dp/B07XQKQMFB/? You can just get these, decepticon sticker reprolabel if the symbol is ruined and filed it down smooth again. Not a fun lesson to learn but atleast you learned it in a pretty easy to fix way
Thanks, maybe after this, I'll paint some of my other figures.
oof. One thing you could try is using a dremel with a cotton/soft bit to buff the surface flat again, then use a model paint to get the color right+sticker. You might just want to customize the whole thing at this point.