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Re: Favorite Putty/filler

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This has always been my favorite.
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It is an two part automotive glazing putty. It comes in a pouch, tube or can. I prefer the pouch as I can keep it well sealed. One pouch will last you for half a life time. Being a glazing compound it has a very fine grain. It can be sanded within about 15 minutes and it sticks like crazy. Oh, and it is cheap compared to every "model" putty out there. It is about $35 for 16 ounces. That is about $2 an ounce. Tamiya goes for about $4.50 an ounce.
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Re: Favorite Putty/filler

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Hi all

I've been using Tamiya's two-part Epoxy Putty for both white metal and styrene filling and reshaping jobs. Usually leave it to set for at least 24 hrs, and it becomes a very versatile and workable material. Once hardened, it can filed, sanded, drilled, glued and painted over. No shrinkage either. It also accepts further layers of material added onto it.

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Deluxe Materials Perfect Plastic Putty and Tamiya Light-Curing Putty

The latter is solvant resisdent so it you may rework on some part many times it's a good choice, and it doesn't shrink.

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Re: Favorite Putty/filler

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ferrarissimus wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:47 pm My favorite putty is Tamiya's Light Curing Putty. Advantage of this putty is, that is doesn't shrink and you can sand it after 1 minute having hold it under a halogen lamp or better under a small UV flashlite, to buy for a few Euros. A further advantage: it cures hard and does not crack when drilling.It is perfect using on resin and metal. I do only use it exclusively since years and never saw later on imperfections on the surface.

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It doesn't work well on very smooth surface (easy to sand off), but it fills in very tiny space and yes it doesn't shrink at all and it doesn't solve in thinner
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