Interesting Discussion. What is Squadron Green or P.P.G. Spot or Glazing Putty?
Hi Ya'll;
Here's one that begs to be brought forward once again, From a former Car Body and Auto restoration Shop. First and Foremost. Years ago when I had the place it was NOT called a " Body Shop" it was called a "Body Restoration Facility" I thought it was a neater name being as that's how it started.
I began the business because I liked seeing how well I could restore both Wrecks and old Cars in General. There was a product available even then called Glazing Putty. It was manufactured by the various Paint Companies under their Label. The most well known were P.P.G.Red Glazing Putty. and the other, who's name escapes me was also offered in Green as and still is, as Whoever it is, still making some Squadron Products(Squadron Green Putty).
It was primarily used on the paint where chips and small dents couldn't be removed, or Flat spots were in the paint. You feathered the area then applied the "Glazing Compound, or Putty and when set-up you wet sanded it and blended it into the existing paint then re primed the area and finished out the job.
It was NOT a filler like Bondo! It actually a thicker type of Primer. This could fill spots thinner than a business card and thus be used on top of and under Primer as well as the regular paint! This is what we use as a filler in models sometimes. It's NOT for deep holes, but a Primer-Filler like Mr. Hobby or others. Now what have many modelers discovered about it?
It can be applied numerous times in a thin layer around Wing roots, Armor edges and in Model cars when working multiple parts together that aren't supposed to have seams between them. But here's the give-away that it's NOT actually Putty. It can be thinned with straight Lacquer Thinner-Never Nail Polish remover! Not Acrylic Retarders or Thinner even if they say Lacquer based. It's a different type of lacquer.
Now that said, have fun with it and remember, it can be smoothed on the final coats with a wet Finger. Make sure the joint or spot you used it on is not under a lot of stress from weight. It has no tensile strength and will just crack!The shear strength of the stuff is Zero. Regular Hobby Putty is like Bondo, and that's for the most part fairly stable is most cases. Bye!