3m acryl blue glazing putty

Guys are correct... Blue Putty is no longer available so the store clerk at a local O'Reilly Auto shop where I went pulled out a handbook from 3M and learned that the White Putty is the best substitution.  He allowed me to read and it showed that White Putty had the longest drying time. 

I am planning to apply zimmerit on my old Tamiya Panzer IV using this White Putty sometimes this week or next weekend.  I'd be more than happy to y'all know how it comes out.

Last December I contacted 3M's Automotive Market Division.  Here's a composite of the two communications I received:

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"The 3M™ Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty, 05964 is no longer available. The
suggested replacement is the 3M™ Acryl-Marine Putty, 05962 White. This is
the old 21 oz. tube and we have inventory. Eventually the 21 oz tube 05962
will be phased out and be replaced by 05095 in the 14.5 oz. tube.

"The 3M™ Acryl-Marine Putty is the same formula as the 3M™ Acryl-Blue
Glazing Putty except that it does not have the blue colorant

"Napa or Carquest in you area should have these products.

"Sincerely

"Clauzel G.
"3M Automotive Aftermarket Division"

"These products vary widely depending on temperature and thickness of
application. Because they cure by solvent evaporation, a small difference
in applied thickness or temperature can cause a multi-hour shift in sand
time. Here are some VERY ROUGH estimates of sand times for the Acryl
putties (all at 72 deg F):

3M™ Acryl-Green Spot Putty, PN 05960: A truly "spot-only" putty, this one
cures the fastest and will not work for spreading over large areas. To be
used only for small spot repairs. In a thin film, this should be sandable
in about 15 minutes. In a thicker film, could be 30 minutes or longer.

"3M™ Acryl Red Glazing Putty, PN 05966 ,and 3M™ Super Red Putty, PN 05972:
Both similar in sand times. In a thin film, could be sandable within 1
hour. Thicker films could be up to 6-8 hours before sandable.

"3M™ Acryl-Blue Glazing Putty, PN 05964 and 3M™ Marine White Putty, PN
05962 . Same formulation, just no blue dye in the marine putty. This is
really an overnight putty, any type of film will likely take at least 12
hours to dry. This is meant for larger jobs.

3M™ Acryl-Marine Putty -- White (PN 05962) should be used to fill small
surface defects such as pinholes and small scratches. Recommended for
minor imperfections, which only require a very thin application. Thick
application will shrink and crack.

"This product is not intended to be used by itself and must be covered with
marine paint or gel coat.
3M™ Acryl-Marine Putty can be used below the waterline only when it is
protected by a marine finish that is intended for use below the waterline.
3M™ Acryl-Marine Putty should not be used for blister repair.

"Sincerely

"Clauzel G.
"3M Automotive Aftermarket Division"

In my experience 3M blue dries a little too fast.

I just squeeze out a tiny "blob" otherwise it will be dried or unworkable before I can use most of it.

Odd, just asked something about the same. Acryl-Blue is no longer in production. Not having used it, I can't tell which of the others it most closely resembles. White is for marine use and 3M notes it has a long drying time. (That actually makes sense I think.) Green, however, they claim can be sanded within 15 minutes - obviously a different beast. I'd be just a little worried about shrinking. And at $20 a pop, I think I'd want a thumbs up on it before I used it. Must note, however, that the best stuff I've ever encountered for serious surgery is Aves Apoxy Sculpt: it takes several hours to dry but it's workable for at least two hours and does not attack plastic the way any putty I've ever used does. But overnight dry is a long time.

Eric

I managed to get some from here ;

http://www.air-craft.net/acatalog/Fillers-for-Modelling.html

Milairjunkie

Never been able to get Blue in the UK, but Green is readily available & works just lovely!

Ssay what! Where do you get it?

I've been using Halfords' own brand 'knifing putty' in grey

One problem today is the lack of people doing home repairs on their cars. Used to be almost every auto parts store would carry a range of body repair/painting stuff.  Not so today.  Glazing putty is getting harder to find at auto parts stores, and you need to buy bigger and bigger tubes- the little 1 oz or smaller tube for the occasional touchup seems to have disappeared.  Now you have to go to larger auto parts stores or shops catering to body repair/paint shops.

I can't find the link right now, it's hiding somewhere

but, 3M had answered someone's email saying that Marine Acryl White was the same product as the discontinued Acryl Blue, without the blue pigments in it,,,,,,,if we'd known that back in the day, we all would have been using white, lol

hth

Rex

Never been able to get Blue in the UK, but Green is readily available & works just lovely!

HawkeyeHobbies

3M discontinued the blue so I suggest you get their white instead. The lighter the color the less issues you'll face when painting.

I was told that Acryl Red was the closest, behavior-wise, but yeah, that stuff is a *** to paint over, even with primer.

3M discontinued the blue so I suggest you get their white instead. The lighter the color the less issues you'll face when painting.

Maybe here... http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_x_22984990-P_x_x?cm_mmc=CSE-_-Shopping-_-VALUE3-_-VALUE4&srccode=cii_13736960&cpncode=25-50147155-2

3M certainly hasn't gone out of business, maybe they have a new product to replace it with?

I bought mine on ebay.