How do you remove the molding seam notoriously found in figures? I use my X-Acto knife but often destroy the details--facial, pockets, sleeves, etc. I follow-up with 0000 steel wool and can remove some of the marring. However, I am not pleased. So, can you post some recommendations?
thanks
DJ

I use the back of the blade on my Xacto knife and then some fine wet and dry paper.

The back of the blade works well for me, too.

use a rounded scalpel blade or the rounded edge of a # 10 blade..it will "slide" easier and wont gouge detail as bad as a straight edge..be gentle and dont press down too hard..HTH rR

I use a no 11 blade. Other than that I have 3 sets of needle files - for plastic, resin and metal.

HTH

Rudi

Gentlemen-- thank you for the advice.
DJ

I usually use the finest sandpaper (smallest grains) i can find, the type that they use in car shops and the likes. mostly it's water resistant and has a dark red colour.

Like most everybody else, I use a no. 11 Xacto blade. Scrape lightly over the seam. I don't try to take it all off in one swipe.

When you talk of using the back of the blade do you use it in a similar fashion as the sharp edge? I've always used the good ol' fashioned no.11 so any new trick would be welcome.

On figures in scale 1/35 and smaller I use only my modelling knife (which is something similiar to the exacto no.11) for normal situations. As I find sandpaper harder to control than a knife I save that for large flat surfaces which otherwise would show trace of a knife. On larger scales, like 1/16, sandpaper works better as the folds in the cloth are bigger which makes it easier to reach, also, it's easier to avoid damaging details.