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putty or something
« on: November 11, 2014, 06:31:14 PM »
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as I'm building the valley cement company, for what ever reason on one of the buildings there is a seeable gap along the corner seems, whats the best stuff to use, putty or something, isn't there a way to make putty with a bit of model cement and plastic use get it to dissolve into a paste?
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Re: putty or something
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2014, 06:47:53 PM »
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Gap filling CA?

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Re: putty or something
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 12:53:38 AM »
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A big part of assembling model kits is pre-fitting the pieces before applying any adhesive. This way you are not dealing with gaps (as an aftermath) because the parts are now fitted as they should be. Oftentimes the parts of a kit end up with flash in places that hinder a good fit. This is especially true on older kits that are produced with well-worn molds.

I use gap-filling CA in those circumstances where a gap is unavoidable. In conjunction with an accelerator (like Insta-Zap) I found that I could fill a gap, file and sand it smooth in a very short time

Years ago I remember (and actually tried) a method of home-made putty using solvent and scraps of styrene in a glass paint bottle. The problem I found was that the putty worked well but hardened up in the sealed bottle over a short period of time. So basically it was pretty much a one-time use only.
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