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Post by JED on Dec 9, 2020 23:48:52 GMT -6
Can anybody tell me if this putty acts like an adhesive? I've a 90mm resin figure with some rather large gaps and I intend to use this putty to put on one part to be squeezed out when I put the two together as I think it will give me a better fit,will it hold the two together?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by JCON on Dec 9, 2020 23:50:11 GMT -6
I don't know unfortunately... I always used super glue on resin...
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Post by JED on Dec 9, 2020 23:54:49 GMT -6
Thanks Joe, I'm hoping when dry I can pull the two pieces apart and then use super glue, I'm not sure about gluing and then filling the gap as I'm not sure how much surface contact I will get.
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Post by JCON on Dec 9, 2020 23:55:48 GMT -6
Ski will probably know!!!
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 11, 2020 12:35:51 GMT -6
Hey Jed, I did that exact thing with my current Arnhem figures, works great. It helps with adhesion, but use super glue as well, it's not a stand alone fix. By putting Testor's tube putty in all the joints I was able to squeeze out the excess and clean up any gaps instantly. Saves on having to apply putty later making for a much cleaner joint, IMHO. Hope this helps  |
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Post by JCON on Dec 11, 2020 12:36:46 GMT -6
Thanks Ski, I figured you would know what works best!!! |
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Post by JED on Dec 12, 2020 7:51:01 GMT -6
Hey Jed, I did that exact thing with my current Arnhem figures, works great. It helps with adhesion, but use super glue as well, it's not a stand alone fix. By putting Testor's tube putty in all the joints I was able to squeeze out the excess and clean up any gaps instantly. Saves on having to apply putty later making for a much cleaner joint, IMHO. Hope this helps Steve thanks very much that helps a great deal |
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 12, 2020 10:13:20 GMT -6
Youbetcha!
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Post by jimrichards on Dec 12, 2020 14:51:19 GMT -6
Very interesting
On model cars the issue with putty adhesion pertains to doing body work , on flatter areas, so I don't use putty much, I use Zap a Gap, and accelerator.
But when I'm not using a two part putty, and do use a single stage, something like Green or white Squadron, or the white Testors, I always mix in some Testors liquid cement.
I just bought a tube of the Tamiya white putty, I haven't tried yet.
I use such little putty it dries up, and when I need a little, I'm at the mercy of what the shop has.
Of Course you guys' figures are a whole other animal, your not dealing with flatter surface.
So that tip of SKIs sure sounds good, I will try that.
Jim
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Dec 12, 2020 16:16:54 GMT -6
Putty should only be used to fill slight gaps, because, over time, it may crack or warp. The best way is to fill with styrene, as much as possible, then use putty or fillers like epoxy, baking soda and super glue.
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Post by JED on Dec 14, 2020 8:21:13 GMT -6
In the past I have relied on milliput but I thought I would give green stuff ago as it gets a lot of mentions
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