Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 12, 2012, 03:00:47 AM
PM en route Dizzy. 

Another PM sent 

OUTSTANDING! 

Thank you Thomas, you're all sorts of a good guy. 

Many years ago, when Humbrol putty and Squadron Green Stuff were the only decent putties you could get (and even that was questionable in the Humbrol product's case!) I used to use Fine Finish Polyfilla, which only came in largish tubs, but could also be used for filling in cracks in your walls at home.......... 

I've moved on since then, and as you can see above I use 'Presto' these days, but only when I have my model tool box with me, which I haven't at the moment.

After a long and fruitless search for ANY modelling putty around these parts, I was in B&Q buying a medium sized flat file, and came across the aisle where they sell wood filler etc. and in one of the racks were various Pollyfillas. I looked at them, thinking 'I wish they still did the Fine Finish stuff' when I came across a tube of 'Pollyfilla Advanced' which Id never seen before. It seemed to be all things to all men, so I bought it to try. After all, I could use it to fill the VAST cracks in my walls at home if it didn't work on models. 

I've just tried it on the trenches in the M'Box Canberra fuselage of my Tu-13, and it works a TREAT! 

It dries enough to sand in 15 mins or so, goes on nicely, and apparently fills holes up to 2" (50 mm....) deep in one go, although I haven't tried it that deep so far. They say it's for inside use only, but it'll be buried under umpteen layers of primer and paint in our case anyway.

It's looking good................ 

Interesting info' Kit, thanks 

Thanks Kit, might be worth getting hold of some, probably way more cost effective than model putties.  It might be worth getting the big tub, it'll probably go rock hard even at Dizzy's build rate but you can use it for any repair jobs around the house.

It's looking pretty good on the Tu-13 so far Mossie. It does say on the tube that you can't drill it, but how often do we need to do that?

For seriously 'structural' work I'd use Presto or Milliput anyway.

If it's Polyfiller, it'll be water soluble and won't key into the plastic.  I wouldn't use it for anything major or anything underneath masking tape.

Sounds like Perfect Plastic Putty.

Beyond the nitrous-compound car body finisher "Presto" mentioned by Kit I also use a second putty. Not certain about its ingredients, I assume it's an acrylic material and locally sold as "Malerspachtel", a fine putty for painters to repair dents and fine scars on/in wood, e .g. on furniture or on  wooden doors. It's softer than Presto, white and slightly more viscous and a bit "grainy", even though it's easy to apply with a palette-knife. It's the "Kunststoff-Spachtel" from a company called Albrecht, sold at OBI DIY markets:



The stuff bridges wider gaps more easily than Presto, even though it shrinks slightly, and it dries quicker. However, when you sand it down, it tends to clog the sandpaper or file, even when you add water to the PSR process. It is, though, a good addition to Presto, at least for me.

Quote from: kerick on September 01, 2022, 07:43:27 PMSounds like Perfect Plastic Putty.

True, similar at least. Probably cheaper though.

It's much stronger than Perfect Plastic Putty and nowhere near as powdery as it dries too.

I'm starting to like it a  lot.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on September 01, 2022, 02:44:59 PMIf it's Polyfiller, it'll be water soluble and won't key into the plastic.  I wouldn't use it for anything major or anything underneath masking tape.

Vallejo's Plastic Putty is water soluble and works well. I think it's plaster based, with some extra polymer ingredients. The beauty of is it you can clean it up with a damp finger or cotton bud when wet, or let it dry and sand it normally.

You can do that with PollyFilla Advanced too.

In my never ending search for a PEREFCT putty, and I've yet to find anything that suits me more than Presto, I sometimes have a need for a finer finish than I get with the heavy duty Presto, and while the Polyfilla stuff I mentioned above does the job, the tube that it comes in is HUGE!

I've never tried Revell Plasto before, although I've always been aware of its existence in many hobby shops, and today bought a tube while in the local Hobycraft, and I'n trying it on the Stretchorde for the fine stuff around the various fuselage joints.

I'll report back on my findings, but in the meanwhile what does anyone else who uses it think of it compared to other putties?

In line with this I've junked my tube of De Luxe Prefect Putty, which to my mind is anything BUT perfect. 

I genrally use Mr Hobby, Mr.White Putty. I have both the Blue Mr Hobby labeled kind and the Red Mr Hobby llabeled Mr.White Putty R. I think the R stands for runny as it is far more runny than the other one in the picture



Gondor