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Hiding those shiny super glue spots

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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Hiding those shiny super glue spots
Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:46 AM
My query about resin kits (I am in the midst of my first, a 1/700 Victory ship) is this - how do you get the paint to cover up the super glue used to attach rails, etc?
I can't seem to get the paint to do that despite numerous coats, so my model has little shiny patches all over it. Or is it the fact that I am using acrylics on the decks and horizontal surfaces, and enamels on the vertical surfaces (I had to go with what our one and only hobby shop had in stock).

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    February 2005
Posted by cromejob on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:25 AM
I overcoat my whole ship with dull coat when its done, that usually takes care of the shinny glue and decals.
  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:24 PM
But this is a really small ship model, like 8 inches long. Won't spraying dull coat on it gum up the railings and other tiny parts? I don't have an air brush, so it'd be out of a can or bottle.
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    May 2003
  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:57 PM
I don't quite understand why the glue spots are visible through the paint. In any case, though, I find that one of the most useful tools for 1/700 ship modeling is a bottle of PolyScale clear flat. It's as thin as water, and if applied with a small brush becomes virtually invisible within a minute or two.

The only potential problem is that if you've put any parts on the model with white glue, the clear flat may soften it up. In a case like that you'd probably be better off with a solvent-based flat finish.

If you don't have access to PolyScale, I suspect the Testors Acryl clear flat is just about as good for the purpose. PolyScale just happens to be the one with which I'm familiar.

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:51 AM
Looking at this article... is there much difference between super glue and cement? Blindfold [X-)]
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    June 2004
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Posted by seasick on Friday, April 15, 2005 5:18 PM
I somtimes perfer super-glue to the different types of polystyrene specific cement. I do appriciate the ability to unglue parts. Big Smile [:D] Polystyrene bonded well with Testors cement is never going to come free, as the parts are in fact melted together.

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