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Does a "paint-able" putty exist?

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Does a "paint-able" putty exist?
Posted by CarnivourousDonut on Sunday, February 1, 2015 10:59 AM

I've been using Tamiya's putty and it works well enough for concave surfaces, but the recent model I'm working on has some really hard to reach places that at the same time would greatly benefit from some putty. Does a putty exist I can paint on with a paintbrush? Something very fine and liquid I can drip, or brush, or poke into fine corners?

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Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:09 AM

Mr Surfacer 500 in the jar is great stuff,brush it in and sand it or remove it with alcohol on a Q-tip

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Posted by Mustang8376 on Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:57 AM
Perfct plastic putty works wel also. Plus it is removable with water before it dries.

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Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, February 1, 2015 12:12 PM

Agree, Mr Surfacer 500, but you have to work real fast because it dries real fast. Experiment though. It is not good for large gaps, but fill small gaps well and levels quite well also.

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, February 1, 2015 3:34 PM

Almost any of the solvent putties can be thinned with lacquer thinner and then applied with a brush.  Just be sure to clean the brush out immediately after!  Mix to a syrup-like consistancy.

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Posted by CarnivourousDonut on Sunday, February 1, 2015 3:59 PM

Thank you kindly for the tips. And I was wrong, I was using Testors Contour Putty. But I can add/use ModelMaster Airbrush Thinner to it and make it "paint able", or do I need something else to thin with?

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, February 2, 2015 9:10 AM

Try it- do some experiments.  My guess is that MM thinner is mineral spirits (turpentine) and you may need something stronger.  Lacquer thinner is a very strong solvent. In fact, do not thin too far or you risk damaging the model surface when you apply it.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by CarnivourousDonut on Monday, February 9, 2015 6:05 AM

I took some of the Testors putty, applied MM thinner until it was the consistency of syrup, and painted it on some test parts. It dried nicely with no seeming damage to the underlying plastic. I tried on some figures, then on some interiour seams of a test kit. Again, no issues. I'm liking the results and how it handles on the brush.

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Posted by Silver on Saturday, February 28, 2015 11:04 PM
Use the color of the primer first , then spray the color.
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