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- From: urf@icl.se (Urban F)
- Subject: Re: filling in gaps
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- References: <1992Jul19.175146.22934@news.columbia.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 07:05:35 GMT
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- One good putty is Milliput, which is a two-part expoxy
- putty. It dries rather hard, is available in three different
- "fine-nesses", and after mixing the two components, it can
- be softened with water. This is what I use when I have a big
- gap to fill, or when I have to "sculpt" something.
-
- For smaller gaps, I use a polyurethane putty, as it is more
- convenient. Not as strong, but that means it sands easily,
- which is what you want if you fill in a wing root, and don't
- want to destroy adjacent detail, for example.
-
- Some special jobs have required a mixing of styrene dust and
- liquid cement. This is good when you need a very strong bond.
-
- Nowadays, I tend to stay away from stuff like Squadron's Green
- Putty, as it tends to sink when it dries, and in the long term
- it's sometimes gotten unstuck from the plastic (OK, maybe was
- too dry to begin with.) I've heard _rumours_ that it also affects
- paints in the very long run.
-
- It is also possible to use Tipp-Ex for some small jobs, but I
- find it hard to sand well.
- --
- Urban Fredriksson ( N.G.U.Fredriksson.swe2001@oasis.icl.co.uk )
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