I recently purchased a Asphalt modified from Salvinos Jr ( Wes's model car corner) and was very surprised by the poor quality of the parts. Lots of flash and a large number of dimpled parts. My biggest surprise however came when I attempted to strip the chrome from the valve covers. They were so dimpled that the only choice was to strip, putty, and paint them or to replace them with items from the parts box. I soaked the valve covers in oven cleaner as I usually do to remove the chrome, but it had no effect on them. I attempted to sand the chrome with 320 grit sandpaper and still have not been able to get to raw plastic so I can putty and paint them.
Has anyone else run into this issue and do you have any tips to remove the chrome specifically from Salvino's Jrs kits ?
PS. I guess I'm spoiled from building kits from Tamiya, Hasegawa, etc. and now I remember why I've avoided domestic kits. I shouldn't condemn all domestic kits but holy crap, if this is an example of what we're offering to the modeling public our hobby is in big trouble.
Has anyone else run into this issue and do you have any tips to remove the chrome specifically from Salvino's Jrs kits ?
PS. I guess I'm spoiled from building kits from Tamiya, Hasegawa, etc. and now I remember why I've avoided domestic kits. I shouldn't condemn all domestic kits but holy crap, if this is an example of what we're offering to the modeling public our hobby is in big trouble.
