Any suggestion on how to remove stress mark like this?

[dapro]

I tried hair dryer and it doesn't seem to do anything. Any other suggestion?

Thanks

[chyll2]

Heat (small flame with a good distance or hair dryer) will probably remove or reduce the stress mark, though you can paint that section for both with gray or white and it will not look off.

[Boroboy]

Try to find someone with an SMD rework station if you have any electronics geeks or makerspaces in your life. It can precisely control the temperature of the hot air as well as being a pinpoint application of the heat. If the hair dryer didn't work, I'd be hesitant to work it with something as broad as a heat gun. Chyll2's suggestion of paint would probably be the way to go if you can't get to an SMD kit. Good luck!

[dapro]

I did the candle trick over a flame and it works. Took only couple seconds.

[AcroRay]

Good! And thanks for sharing the results, too!

[jvmacross]

[jardann]

Ha ha! yeah, that was a brave attempt. Glad to see it worked out, it looks great!

[dapro]

I did it on my VF-1j Max as well and it works great. It funny both my M&M has the same issue new out of the box.

Edited April 20, 2015 by dapro

[chaff.g]

Kinda incredible that that trick works. Strange that it isn't common knowledge among Gunpla builders. Gonna try that out on my next nub mark.