I have a project that I need to fill in a couple holes and I was wondering what the best putty is and where to get it. I heard you can get some kind of putty at auto parts store but I can’t remember.
Thanks,
Smoke
I think it’s called aero green putty. Micro Mark sells it. The automotive stuff would probably be a bit too hard to sand for a model.
Craft stores handle acceptable gap-filler putties; don’t know about the kind sold at auto parts stores. The only body putty I have ever seen worked was Bondo - please don’t tell me I have it spelled wrong; I don’t have the slightest #&^%&& idea how to spell it and don’t have the slightest &^^^%*()) idea where to find out how to spell it at this time of the night - and it seemed to require considerable elbow grease to sand.
The Squadron products. readily found in hobby shops or available through Walthers as well as Micro-Mark work great but have Tuolene in them, I believe, and should be used in well-ventilated areas; they tell me that this can give you the same sensation as glue-sniffing but that is what THEY TELL ME!. This stuff is not unduly expensive and that is good because my experience with it is that is has a relatively short shelf-life after being opened and dries out quickly. I always keep a spare (unopened) tube around because I never know what the condition of an already opened tube is going to be when I need it.
I use both Squadron (white) putty and 3M body (auto) putty.
The auto body putty should not be confused w/ Bondo. The putty if basically just a very heavy bodied primer for scratch filling. It is a great product and sand/feathers well. Not that great for large gaps/ holes.
Squadron putty will fill the larger imperfections, dries rather fast and sands well. I find that fabricating a mini spatula from styrene works to spread the putty.It doesn’t quite feather as great as the putty, but you can brush on primer and wet sand when dry to fill any o
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Try that. I’ve been having a heck of a time posting links since they changed the forum software.
I use TAMIYA PUTTY the basic type .They also have a light curing type,but I have not used it. The putty works very well on plastic . You can find it at most hobby shops in the car or airplane section. It is very smooth and sands easly.Paints well also. Hopes this helps.
tomas in Durango