What putty are you using?

Bondo Glazing and Spot putty from the automotive parts store. Six dollar tubes will last for a really really long time and it doesn't seem to dry out like a lot of others.

I use "Bondo Glazing & Spot Putty" (Red). Available in most Auto Supply stores. Comes in a 16 oz. tube. Lasts a long time. Goes on easily, dries in 10 to 15 minutes, and is very easy to sand with either regular sand paper or wet or dry paper.

Used to use "Acryl Blue". It was also available in Auto Supply stores. Great to use and the light blue color was easy to cover. It isn't available around here any more. 

Jim 

I still use " ACRYL BLUE " and " BONDO " spot and GLAZING putty ,  both red and green  . The green and sometimes the ACRYL BLUE are tender in delicate spots . I still use the  "old " SQUADRON putties too . I find ALL of them to do what I want  , when I want . The thing to remember is you build them up in almost paper thin layers and they will always work as planned . Scratchbuilt ships sometimes require more than regular projects .          Tanker-builder

I use Testors Contour Putty.  I like it because it thins very nicely will plain rubbing alcohol, and can be sanded very easily.  Wet sanding takes it off in a hurry, so you have to be careful.  

Aves Apoxie Sculpt, Mr. Dissolved Putty and Mr. Surfacer 500.

http://www.avesstudio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

Apoxie Sculpt vs.  Milliput: One group claims that Apoxie Sculpt is stronger than Milliput and smooths with a wet finger. The other crowd claims that Milliput holds detail better. (A splinter clique says Fixit® Sculpt (also by Aves Studio) is better than either of them.)

I use Vallejo's putty:

I don't know how other putties behave when you sand them, but you can only wet-sand that stuff. It's awesome to fill any sort of gaps though (it has such a nice plastic tip for precise apllication)

Cheers, Clemens 

I am a Red Spot Putty guy

I get mine at an automotive chain, and since it is available in a 4.5 oz tube,,,,,,that is the one I get because if I keep it too long, I won't have to throw out as much unused putty someday

I also use a little Mr Primer Surfacer 1000 as a very thin putty, because just as Tanker says above,,,,building up very thin layers is the way to go,,,,,,,and with Mr P, there is no choice, it can't go on thickly, lol,,,,,,,,,,this stuff is great for filling in join lines that seem too small for a glop of putty, but, too big to just fill when I prime

a tip,,,,,,,,,sanding is the enemy of keeping the detail,,,,,,so, the thinner you can go with your Putty and Primer, the less sanding you have to do, that makes for less risk of having to lose or replace detail

Rex

It seems like I have to get me some Mr surfacer 500 or 1000 then... Only problem is: My LHS doesn't carry them. Any Ideas where I can get some of it?

Clemens