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Utrecht, Netherlands
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Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003 - 09:50 PM UTC
How do you guys apply putty? Straight out of the tube or .... And what tools do you use to work it?
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Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003 - 10:14 PM UTC
If it's the stuff from tubes (Tamiya,Humbrol,...), I put it in a small container add a couple of drops of acetone till it is like mayonaise and apply it with a brush. Milliput, magic sculpt I apply with sculpting tools (some bought in an arts supply shop, some selfmade) and water to aid in the shaping proces.

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Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003 - 11:13 PM UTC
I've only used the stuff in a tube
I put it on a soda bottle lid and apply it with an old dull hobbie knife.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 12:46 AM UTC
I'll mix Squadron's Green Putty W/ a little Tamiya Extra Thin cement......to get a thinner consistancy.......
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 12:50 AM UTC
so you guys use thinners, mayby i have to try that too. I found the putty always too thick, thanks for the input .
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 12:53 AM UTC
I use the white squadron fast drying and go straight from the tube. I do it in short bursts - before it can start setting up.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:40 AM UTC
Would you like to forget putty forever? Fill and sand in 15 min? Not worry about putty cracking under stress or have to apply it in multiple layers for thse major re-contour jobs?? Have a material that actually ADDS support to the structure it's applied to? Impossible, you say? Try "Supafilla, " a composite material of medium viscosity superglue and talcum (baby) powder. Pour the talc on a vinyl-type coffee can/Pringles/margarine tub lid, drop in a puddle of cyano, and mix the powder into the glue. Mix 'til you get the consistency of toothpaste, apply, and sand in as little as 15 mikes. Or totally forget about it for 3 weeks, and sand just as easily (doesn't get harder with time). It also works as a (sandable) adhesive that doesn't melt thin plastic, and it works on wood and resin, as well. One caution: don't over apply. Since it doesn't shrink, heavy applications will just give you more sanding to do.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:25 PM UTC
Wow ->
Supa Filla sounds Killa
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 12:36 AM UTC
"killa" it is! I just used it to fill all the ejectorpin marks (dozens) on R/M Wright Flyer (in approx 90 mikes), and to turn the "rotatable" props into something more akin to the original. It's also great for repairing short mold parts, as it sands to a very thin/fine edge if that's what you need. Try it, and I think you'll toss your petrol-based putty! :-)
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 01:44 AM UTC
ZoomieE7,

This seems like what I have been looking for. I will give it a try.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 02:37 AM UTC
As a test of its capabilities, and to get used to its working properties, gouge/tear/mangle a nickel-sized hole in a piece of .040 sheet plastic, apply Supafilla, and sand both sides w/ increasingly finer grits (I like the six-grit "from shape to polish" manicure stick I got at WalMart). I'll wager a tough time finding the repair if you painted it!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 03:03 AM UTC
I usually use a 'sculpting' tool, if it's a hard to reach space... or my thumb if it's a wide open space (clean up is later with the sand paper)..
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