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Filler/surfacer, deep scratches.


seanrx

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Hi.

 

During a sanding session i left scratches in the plastic.

Too light for Milliput smeared on damp and matt acrylic paint rubs out.

 

To buy just one product, which to use.

Mr Hobby spray or brush on?

 

Tamiya product perhaps?

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1 hour ago, seanrx said:

To buy just one product, which to use.

Mr Hobby spray or brush on?

Try Mr Surfacer 500.  

 

The other is to make some 'sprue goo' , use leftover sprues, preferably from the kit,  chop them up and dissolve them in liquid cement,  apply with old brush, when dry is basically added back same plastic.

 

Fast option, superglue and talc mix,   you can use plain superglue, but sand as soon as hard, when fully harden is harder than the plastic.  talc makes it softer and easier to work, as well as adding bulk/body to the filler.

 

If in doubt, test one something spare first.

HTH

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4 minutes ago, dogsbody said:

I would go for a finer grade of Mr Surfacer. These are the grades I have. You can airbrush the 1500 after thinning with Mr Hobby Leveling Thinner.

 

 

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Chris

This surfacer, can be applied to small sections with a regular brush as i don't use an airbrush?

 

And the sprue goo tip, will try this tonight.

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Bondo spot & glazing putty mixed into a soup with Mr. Color Thinner. Paint over the gouged surface gently and let the lacquer thinner level out. Sand gently through the grits starting at 1K. 

 

This process plus a good primer will make easy work of it. 

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