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Have I read correctly that you can fill seams with Super Glue?
I bought a tube of Gel Super Glue to do fill the seams on my Spitfire. Will this work or should I stick with the squadron putty?
Read through THIS before you go and use that CA.
Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt
http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/
"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."
If it is just seam filling that you need, gel CA does work. The sides need to be even/level. You should not have any hollows to bring up to level. If you need leveling, you need putty. But just to fill a crack, with both sides coming up to the same level, then the CA will work.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Yes you can use CA for lots of different filling applications. I have also made new parts using styrene and CA as well. It's actually quite a versatile filler. I use either gel or regular super glue and I put a dab in a plastic bottle cap, then spread it where I want with a toothpick.
Overall, its much easier than putty, in fact, I have not used traditional store-bought putty since switching to CA.
However, if I have a serious amount of filling to do, I mix Future floor polish and talcum powder.
Yes...
I generally avoid Squadron putty- there are better materials available, such as Mr. Surfacer or ever Tamiya or Avellijo putty. Ca will work in certain circumstances as mentioned above. You just need to experiment, preferably on spare scrap material.
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
How soon, or when is it too late to sand CA before it sets up harder than the plastic? What is the time window for working with this stuff?
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You can even use a little talc powder to thicken it up a bit. Its great if you need to scribe a panel line over it. Unlike putty, you will get a clean sharp line. I let it sit for an hour or so and carefully sand, then you have some applications that don't require sanding.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Shipwreck How soon, or when is it too late to sand CA before it sets up harder than the plastic? What is the time window for working with this stuff?
I let it set completely. Yeah, it will be pretty hard, so I use needle files rather than sandpaper. These allow a lot of control.
I just finished my AD6 Skyraider I used Testors glue to fill a small gap in the wing to fusaladge joint let it dry over night then painted over the joint came out looking real real good the gap dissapeared. ACESES5
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