Hi everyone,
The Riot Shield above was made of Clear Polycarbonate PC Material.
Hope anyone of you can give some friendly tips on how & what requirements to paint this shield and turn it into Captain America Shield.
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Hey guys,
I'm working on a Marvel Legends plastic shield. Having some difficulty with it, but trying to be persistent. What do you guys recommend for stripping the paint off? I've been doing it mainly by hand with sandpaper and some turpentine, but it's been excruciatingly slow and not giving me great results.
Would an orbital sander be okay? I don't want to completely destroy the plastic.
Do not use an orbital sander because it will definitely destroy the plastic. I would also avoid the turpentine and just go for fairly fine grades of wet and dry sandpaper and water and just take your time. Chemical paint removers and plastic do not happy results make.
Hey there! This is a pretty good tutorial on getting the sanding done while making it look more like brushed metal (Vibrainium).Hey guys,
I'm working on a Marvel Legends plastic shield. Having some difficulty with it, but trying to be persistent. What do you guys recommend for stripping the paint off? I've been doing it mainly by hand with sandpaper and some turpentine, but it's been excruciatingly slow and not giving me great results.
Would an orbital sander be okay? I don't want to completely destroy the plastic.
Hey there! This is a pretty good tutorial on getting the sanding done while making it look more like brushed metal (Vibrainium).
I used this for mine and have sanded it down a few times. I used a few different grits of sandpaper (only dry, didn’t try wet), going from lower grit (coarse) to higher grit (fine). The trick is to not put a lot of pressure and go back and forth using the rig set up from the video. I am sure you can get all the way down to bare plastic if you needed to, but I only took the clear coat off of mine and then a little bit of the bare plastic was exposed from sanding. After painting, it was fine. No issues with paint adhering.
Here are a few photos
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There are a few places to get a good one. Depends on how much you want to spend. I'm hoping to get one from this guy on Etsy.I was going to create a separate thread but I figured I’d post here instead. Where is a good place to buy a aluminum shield? I have no problem painting one. But I see the painted weathered shield on eBay which look decent for the price but they are from China.
I’m hoping someone can offer some advice. Thanks gang!
There are a few places to get a good one. Depends on how much you want to spend. I'm hoping to get one from this guy on Etsy.
I am planning on doing this weekend. 1/1 scale aluminum shield.. Will let you know how it turns out..Hello!
I just wanted to ask, has anyone who has a metal Shield powdercoated there shield yet, I'm not planning on doing it myself but was thinking of sending my shield somewhere to do it, just wanted to see what the outcome looks like before doing it.
thanks
Don't know if you've solved this problem or not. But this depends on what this is.. is it made of aluminum? If so it's not rust, aluminum doesn't rust, if so it's probably a reaction to a coating that was on it that wasnt removed all the way.. in that case get some fine steel wool and go back over then sand starting around 600 grit up to 2000. If it's some kind of steel iron mix get something like gold metal kleen kettle cleaner or a rust stain remover, then clean up and prime with a rust shield primer. You could also use bondo over it but never been wild about that, not flexible enough.. have fun!View attachment 1365992
Can anyone please help? I am making a Cap shield using the flexible flyer sled that so many tutorials use. After stripping the paint, I sat on the project for a while and the shield became discolored. I cleaned it using a 1:1 ratio of water and white vinegar which did wonders at first but now the vinegar itself seems to discolor the shield. I only scrub with the vinegar for a couple minutes and it cleans it pretty well, then I rinse it thoroughly under a hose and then dry it. But everytime after a few minutes it will begin to discolor again, sometimes worse then before. Any suggestions?