| anonymous wrote ; what can i use to thin TAMIYA brand putty. i always apply it too thick, then have to spend hours sanding and filing to smooth it out.there must be a better way. ds :there is! buy a model kit that fits together well and doesn't"t need putty! failing that, try using testors brand liquid model cement (not the gooey stuff in the orange tube) as a thinner. you can smooth out the putty with an old brush while it is still soft on the model, or thin it down to a liquid for really small filler jobs. this also makes great mud for tank models, but we'll get to that one later on. |
| andy b. writes I need to know what I should use to glue white metal parts to clear plastic parts, without fogging up the clear plastic. Can you help? ds : THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A STICKY PROBLEM. There are three glues that I would recommend,depending on whether you require a fast set, a strong bond, or its just a small part to be added. A non fogging Cyanoacrylate, such as BOB SMITH GOLD, can be used if a fast set is required. Five minute or three hour epoxies can be tried if a strong bond is needed- how ever the set up time of epoxies will require that the two parts to be glued must be held together while the glue sets. A jig of some type would help here. Finally, there is a product called CLEAR FIX by HUMBROL that will glue small parts so long as they fit together fairly well. CLEAR FIX does have a little gap filling property, but also a long set up time, so parts that do not fit well, will need to be held in place, just like epoxies. None of these glues will fog clear plastic, and will glue them to white metal. I do recommend that you test all products that you use for the first time on a piece of scrap to see if it will work for your particular application. |
