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Putty Suggestion...part deux

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  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Toronto, Canada
Putty Suggestion...part deux
Posted by Stuart06 on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:52 AM

I know there is already a recent post, but I have a bonus question regarding putty types.

I will be soon working on a He 111 (Roden kit) that will have a gap between the two fusalge halves to ensure the canopy sits properly.

Knowing this in advance, I have read that some putties shrink quite a lot and the final dried texture may not dry hard enough for scribing later.  Also some are prone to crack upon further handeling once they are dry.

I was thinging of using the superglue mixed with talcum powder, but if further sanding is needed, i have read that it can be super, super hard to do (due to the texture drying).

So, what are the best putties that shrink little, dry hard enough for scribing later and are easy to use.

Thanks,

T

 

 

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  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Toronto, Canada
Posted by Stuart06 on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:02 AM

Oh...and can be sanded farily easily...

Most of my friends are imaginary

Sell your watch, because time is money $$

In Canada hwy speed is measured by number of moose tracks per hockey goal.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:20 AM

Two part putties generally do not shrink, as they do not "dry", they harden with a catalytic  reaction.  Bondo is a polyester putty (the two part stuff. I believe there is also a solvent version, which shrinks like the others).  Most tube epoxy glues are thick enough to use as a putty also, and I have used them a number of times to fill seams.  I have also used gel CA to fill seams.  Since I generally use needle file to clean putty on seams, the hardness of it is not an issue for me.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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