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                        The Big putty smooth out Question!?

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                        DrCemento
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Napa, Ca
                        The Big putty smooth out Question!?
                        Posted by DrCemento on Monday, January 12, 2004 10:55 AM


                        Alright. the project is an Academy p-47n with a bare-metal finish to be completed with a variety of Floquil and testors metalizers. Maybe It was just my relative in- experiance or a bad kit but i ended up with a few little spots to putty - namely the underbelly wing -fuselage joints I decided to use gap filler glue on one side and Squadron white on the othe.r this went well - the super glue being very messy to sand down. The squadron goes on wonderfully thanks to the acetone method on swannys sight. however when prime -time came (after sanding and polishing) -I used floquils old silver - the areas done with squadron sill seemed a little rough! whats going on here? anybody have any Ideas - or do I just need to stick to Super glue - in that case does anyone have super strategic application techniques similar to the putty Idea, so you don't end up with huge lumps of hard glue to sand down?
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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:04 AM
                        Give it a light sand after priming and you should be fine. When using CA as a filler are you using accelerator and then sanding right away? Also - diamond needle files or sanding sticks make it a lot easier. When I use CA I put a drop on a post-it note then apply it to the model's seam with a dental pick so that I have only what is needed, very little excess.
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                        DrCemento
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Napa, Ca
                        Posted by DrCemento on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:26 AM
                        I do tend to be a little impatiant and use accelerater - I was wondering if this could affect the strength or texture of the glue? good or bad?
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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:43 AM
                        I always use accelerator and have not experienced any strength issues. It is a must when using CA as a filler. If you let CA cure all the way you will have a b***h of a time sanding it. With accelerator for 5 to 10 minutes it will be slightly soft and very sandable.
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Monday, January 12, 2004 11:49 AM
                        Hey, swanny, i'm pretty sure you've been asked this question before, but what brand of CA/Accelerator do you use? I'm not too sure if i want to be using CA especially since the fumes fog up clear plastc...
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