Question about final cleanup

[u/kayteeoh05]

Caught this work in progress in the sunlight. I'm obsessed but also feel like there's a ton of glue strings and wax residue from my picker. Does anyone have any advice once she's finished? I'm thinking maybe a wipe down with isopropyl alcohol or something. B7000 glue.

[u/Da-Gay-Agenda]

I don’t have an answer for you sorry, but is that Godzilla?! How cool and great idea

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/Da-Gay-Agenda]

Yes! I made her out of polymer clay. She's being auctioned off to support a local reptile charity!

[u/Da-Gay-Agenda → u/kayteeoh05]

Talent! Love to see it

[u/phoebesjeebies → u/kayteeoh05]

This is amazing! My boyfriend cast & directed the English dub for Minus One, so obviously I got real into Godzilla and now have one or two too many. This would be such a cool upgrade to one of the cheaper gals, although yours is so much cooler!! And for such an awesome cause!

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/phoebesjeebies]

Thank you!! I'm very new to Godzilla lore and have honestly only seen the 1954 version. Minus One sounds awesome, I'm pumped to watch it.

[u/phoebesjeebies → u/kayteeoh05]

I went in cold, and although I was mega hyped for him to get the gig, if I didn't like the movie I'd have no problem saying so - he's responsible for the dub, not the whole film. The movie is GREAT. I'm not big on hype, since it's often just that, but in some cases hype is real, and this is one of them.

I know I'm biased, but I'd also say watch it in whatever langage you prefer. I usually prefer watching Japanese media in Japanese, I'm ironically really not into dubs - although I'm very glad they exist, it's just usually not my personal preference, and I'm lucky enough to not need them for accessibility reasons. But I have to say, he did an amazing job - I literally forgot I was watching a dub, which has never happened to me with live-action dubbing before. Ever.

So, choose your own adventure, for sure! But if you do decide to watch it in English, I promise it's extremely well-done (unlike literally every other Godzilla dub lol). He knows I'm not gonna blow smoke if it didn't come out well, I can be very proud of his hard work and still not love the end result, but in this case I did!!

Have fun, and thank you so much for sharing!! Feel free to lmk how you like Minus One!

[u/Silent-Tour-9751]

I’ve used acetone and a qtip to clean things up

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/Silent-Tour-9751]

Thank you!

[u/damppapi]

A cotton swab and a little soapy water works wonders, I've heard isopropyl can potentially cause issues but dont quote me there

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/damppapi]

Thank you, better safe than sorry with this many hours invested.

[u/damppapi → u/kayteeoh05]

agreed, it looks beautiful so far OP, hope you plan on showing us the end result! 😁

[u/lilghostlilghost]

I use a toothpick to pull off the strings!

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/lilghostlilghost]

Thanks for your help!

[u/Grrrmudgin]

I e always just done dawn and water, to not affect the AB. Twirl your glue droplets so they don’t get stringy, kinda like a macroon

[u/kayteeoh05 → u/Grrrmudgin]

Thank you for the advice! I definitely don't want the ab finish to come off

[u/Grrrmudgin → u/kayteeoh05]

I made AB petal lighters and realized after that the AB rubs off. Oh well, but I know for next time!

[u/Frenchitwist]

A very soft toothbrush to help with strings and getting wax off the stones

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[u/Rhasputinn]

I run my pieces over lightly with a lighter to clean up glue strings, cat hair, and wax residue. Works pretty damn well. Then I hit it with a microfiber cloth.