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Silantra
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 04:00 PM UTC
Hello all..

I need help on gunze mr surfacer (both 500 and 1000). I'm refering to the bottle type.. i have read somewhere that thay can be thinned and airburshed. May i know what type of thinner that can be used to thin down mr surcafer? what is the main different(s) between 500 and 1000

and i learn today that there is mr surcafer 1200 too..

thanks
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 04:57 PM UTC
Hi,

You could use Mr.Thinner to thin the Mr.Surfacer...as far as AB goes, I have not tried it yet nor do I plan to try it in the near future. Although I have also read that they do AB that thing, I'm just afraid it might damage the AB. I notmally apply them with an thin old brush to very small gaps not easily reached by putty..

U think the only difference is that the 1000 is less coarse than the 500.

Cheers
Silantra
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 03:31 PM UTC
Thanks Arvin..sorry for the late reply.....

Asmenoth
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 04:09 PM UTC
I've read articles with people airbrushing it, but they don't explain what they thin it with.

THe difference between them, if you have large scraches and holes, use the 500...it's thicker and corser. Light scratches, use 1000 or 1200, much thinner and smoother. This stuff also comes in spray cans. I used the Mr Surfacer 1000 White Primer...really nice and smooth.

:-)
Silantra
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 04:21 PM UTC

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I've read articles with people airbrushing it, but they don't explain what they thin it with.

THe difference between them, if you have large scraches and holes, use the 500...it's thicker and corser. Light scratches, use 1000 or 1200, much thinner and smoother. This stuff also comes in spray cans. I used the Mr Surfacer 1000 White Primer...really nice and smooth.

:-)




other that work as filler, this stuff also can be used to replicate surface texture... which grit is best to do this??

fbuis
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 04:30 PM UTC
There is a feature of our Pawel Krupowicz (Vodnik) on Armorama about the surfacer :
Easy way to make non-slip surfaces

HTH.
Silantra
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 04:47 PM UTC

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There is a feature of our Pawel Krupowicz (Vodnik) on Armorama about the surfacer :
Easy way to make non-slip surfaces

HTH.



thanks for the link Francois
BobTavis
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 10:57 PM UTC
You can thin Mr. Surfacer with Lacquer thinner.
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2005 - 11:45 PM UTC
I thin it 50/50 with Lacquer Thinner with very good results when sprayed between 20-25 psi. This applies to the Mr. Surfacer 500 and 1000. I use an Iwata HP-C, which is conducive to lacquers and their thinners. I don't know what kind of airbrush you use, but check the manufacturers' recommendations before spraying laquer-based solutions through it (lacquers can destroy the tiny "O" ring gaskets.).
Also, the 500 is great for brushing into seams, small defects, etc. like the gents above stated. It sands down really nicely.
I've not used it for replicating non-skid, but am interested in learning how.....interesting concept!
I hope this helps you, have fun!

JK
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Posted: Saturday, April 09, 2005 - 05:37 AM UTC

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I've read articles with people airbrushing it, but they don't explain what they thin it with.

THe difference between them, if you have large scraches and holes, use the 500...it's thicker and corser. Light scratches, use 1000 or 1200, much thinner and smoother. This stuff also comes in spray cans. I used the Mr Surfacer 1000 White Primer...really nice and smooth.

:-)




other that work as filler, this stuff also can be used to replicate surface texture... which grit is best to do this??





The aticle I read was about Tamiya's new 1/32 F-16C. The author used 500 to replicate the rough surface of some of the ordinance. So 500 is best for surface texture, though 1000 might be good for smaller than 1/35 since it is much finer.
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