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Re: How do i flatten-out plastics????
« on: May 01, 2009, 01:09:40 PM »
I had to flatten all my plastics of my pinball only a few months ago which were very warped.

I bought a heatgun from Bunnings which was probably less then $20. Used the low settings and started well away from the plastic. I was suprised how little heat it needed to bend and I was careful not to overheat as I did not want to do any damage to the artwork (which was on the bottom).

Once it was starting to bent I clamped it in to position. And let it stand for say 30 mins. Some of the badly warped pieces I had to repeat this process a couple of times. Each time it got better and better.

Anyway, no damage was made to any of the plastics and they looked 100x better.

Thanks Mark