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bad day at the model bench (need help )
tazz
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 02:25 AM UTC
i had a bad day yesterday.
i been working on a hobby craft bf -109.
and it was together well untill i glued the cock pit in.
i must have dry fited the cock pit 10 times and it was good.
i even taped the cockpit in and then i taped the fuesalage to gether and it was a nice fit,
then i guled the cockpit in i used zap glue which was dumb,
then i went to glue the 2 halfs together and there was a space in fron of the cock pit.
the rest of the fusalage was tight,
so after crying for a hour lol
i glued in a strip of placstic in that gap.
and it closed .
tehn i put some green putty let it dry and i just preimed it,
its still a little off.
this is where i need help
should i sand the primer off and add new putty where i need it on the model.
and re prime and keep going till it looks ok
thanks guys

AJLaFleche
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 02:40 AM UTC
Would a shim of plastic or stretched sprue fill the gap?
tazz
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 02:54 AM UTC
yes i put the shime in and it looks ok
i usesd tenx -7 to put the pice of plastic
i used ever green to fill the hole,
but should i keep adding putty and keep sanding till it looks 100 percent
BroAbrams
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 03:45 AM UTC
I would use mineral spirits to remove the putty and re-do it where you need it.

Rob
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 03:46 AM UTC

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I would use mineral spirits to remove the putty and re-do it where you need it.

Rob



I agree with Rob. Go ahead and try to smooth it out as finely as you can. I think you can recover nicely...

Gunnie
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 06:14 AM UTC
ok up date,,,
i sanded and i put putty more putty then i sanded,
and then i sparyed with primer it looks about 95 percent,
but when the primer drys iam going to resand
cause i saw some low spots so i have to put a little putty there.
i wil post pics of it thanks guys
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