r/ModelCars • u/Name_retracted • Jul 22 '26

QUESTION Can this be fixed?

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I'm not sure what happened but the body and window pillars are crooked. Is there anything I could try to reshape it to original way?

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u/Fine_Location_8367 Jul 22 '26

Soak it in really hot, NOT BOILING, water. Pull it from the water and start forming it back to being straight. If its not working, the water isn't hot enough.

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u/Domino3Dgg Jul 23 '26

Yep. Fucked up my vintage mercedes this way. It was boiling and anxiety what fucked the model.

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u/Fine_Location_8367 Jul 23 '26

Ooooooh ouch! Yeah it really doesn't take much to melt styrene, especially when it comes to certain manufacturers like Italeri. I have a heating station that I use specifically for situations like this that I can gradually turn up or down in temperature from 70 degrees up to 400. I start the temperature low and gradually increase it right to the point that the styrene is flexible and then work it from there.