Puttying Seams

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:12 PM

i saw a suggestion on here that i have found to work great on puttying seams. Use Tamiya Masking tape, on both sides of the seam...very close to the seam...and apply the putty...smooth with a Q-tip...remove the tape and you have a smooth seam line, and no mess.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:27 PM

After you have puttied your seam you might find that you have excess putty and need to clean up. I use nail polish remover with a Q-Tip. Save panel lines and makes cleanup easy.

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danok2

Member since
December 2003
From: Waxhaw, NC

Posted by danok2 on Monday, January 19, 2004 12:25 PM

Just FYI, kneading the tube worked. The putty now has a consistency like joint compound!

Thanks for your help.

-Dan

"Ahh, the Luftwaffe. The Washington Generals of the History Channel."-Homer Simpson

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 18, 2004 6:08 AM

The lesson here is to check it before you leave the store. No reputable retailer has a problem with checking items which degrade when on the shelf too long.

Randy

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danok2

Member since
December 2003
From: Waxhaw, NC

Posted by danok2 on Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:18 PM

Thanks for your help. I'll try kneading the tube and/or mixing like Mike said before I take it back.

-Dan

"Ahh, the Luftwaffe. The Washington Generals of the History Channel."-Homer Simpson

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:26 PM

Swanny,

My tube was the opposite and was liquid when I squeezed it.
I stuck a rod down into the tube and mixed it around and now it is thicker but still fairly thin, about like thick pancake batter.

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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Swanny

Member since
February 2003
From: Sandusky Ohio, USA

Posted by Swanny on Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:43 PM

You have a bad tube of putty - take it back.

Swanny's Models

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:26 AM

I have used the white putty before and it does come out smooth but the flash time [hardens] quikly so use in small areas.try kneading the tube the solvents may have separated and just need to be mixed. My 2 cents [2c]

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:10 AM

You may have gotten a bad tube-- I haven't used the white, but I have the Squadron green and it has the consistency of Crest toothpaste.....that's what it shoule be I would think because of the toluene (which is NOT good to breathe in by the way-- it's quite carcinogenic, so be careful!).

Mike

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danok2

Member since
December 2003
From: Waxhaw, NC

Puttying Seams

Posted by danok2 on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:35 AM

I made my first attempt at puttying seams last night. Read Swanny's page on how to do it. Got a tube of Squadron white putty, etc., and went at it.

When I sqeezed the putty out of the tube, it seemed very "clay-like"; that is, it was dry and "crumbly", for lack of a better word, and wouldn't go on very well. Is this typical of putties? Is there a way to thin it out if I need to?

Thanks,
Dan

"Ahh, the Luftwaffe. The Washington Generals of the History Channel."-Homer Simpson

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