G1 Scourge restoration

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16th October 2014, 01:12 PM
M-bot

G1 Scourge restoration

I was commissioned to restore a G1 Scourge back to a better state. I cleaned it up, disassembled him and gave the severely sun-faded pieces a hydrogen peroxide bath. I used 9% strength but I'm thinking I may have got better results with 12%. The sun fading is still slightly visible, but I'm sure you'll agree it's a huge improvement from what it was to start with.

Interesting to note that the hydrogen peroxide did not effect the rub sign at all! Still works like new.

I finished the job with a fresh set of stickers from reprolabels.com.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/...7f23a2c6_z.jpg DSC_0705 by M-bot2011

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/...52be6e60_z.jpg DSC_0888 by M-bot2011

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3936/...04238eb4_z.jpg DSC_0890 by M-bot2011
16th October 2014, 01:18 PM
ChlorHex

Nice work.
Can you get the higher concentration of peroxide readily at the chemist?
16th October 2014, 01:27 PM
M-bot

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Originally Posted by ChlorHex

Nice work.
Can you get the higher concentration of peroxide readily at the chemist?

Yeah, I've seen 6%, 9% and 12% in the hair section of Chemist Warehouse.
16th October 2014, 03:21 PM
Skullcruncher

Awesome, all old scourges need a bath :cool:
16th October 2014, 06:08 PM
janda the red

That looks a million times better mate! :D
16th October 2014, 08:18 PM
Juggernaut

Nice work! Looks great!

What was the charge?
16th October 2014, 10:32 PM
M-bot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juggernaut

Nice work! Looks great!

What was the charge?

Hard to say as it was a bundle deal (more than one restoration) and it was for trade, rather than cash.

The bottle of H2O2 was about $8, the stickers $9, and then there's labour. I don't mean to be coy, but each custom/restoration job is so different, with its own obstacles and complexities, my habit is to quote each job as it comes.
17th October 2014, 03:44 AM
griffin

So pretty... :)
17th October 2014, 10:14 AM
theshape

Good job!
17th October 2014, 10:16 AM
mknell

Thats a great effort, I have a few that I want to do that to when I have the chance
17th October 2014, 10:16 AM
Soundwarp

Well done mate that is brilliant!
17th October 2014, 01:28 PM
5FDP

This reminds me, I knew a girl once who bleached her skin white because she turned goth. True story.

Noice restoration BTW :)
24th October 2014, 03:13 AM
Ploughmans Lunch

Man, that looks really great and kinda makes me want to just buy junker G1s to fix up.
24th October 2014, 08:39 AM
Lint

Scourge brushed up well. great job!