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[Duke Maddog]

Stuart, the Mr. Surfacer works amazingly well. I use it all the time for filling scratches, seams and sinkholes. It feathers beautifully as well. Good job on everything so far.

[speedgraflex]

I tried the liquid version of Mr S 500. I still cry out, “Give me Milliput or give me death!” When it comes to gap filling, Mr S 500 would usually shrink too much as it cured, and Milliput actually swells a bit to lock itself in place, and oh what’s that smell? Mr S? It’s not for me. I’d rather have my apartment smell like a pottery studio then an auto body shop.... but I wish to temper these comments with the fact that the Duke uses Mr S so well, and Stuart you are the master of the brush so... who am I... I like spraying paint, I guess! Mr S primer 1000 or Mr S primer 1500 or even Mr S Primer 500 spray beautifully. The 1500 version is better than Tamiya!

[jkim]

Mr. Surfacer works great but I agree with Bruce's assessment of it shrinking alot as it dries.

[Stuart]

Thanks for the comments on the Mr S' Gents. I was more thinking of using it to remove any of the fine surface scratches I've done the filling and sanding. I'm pretty good now at polishing up the surface with various grades of Micromesh etc. - but there are always a few that are slightly too deep to take out correctly.

[speedgraflex]

I would suggest testing a thin swipe of standard CA—not the thin modeling versions or the thick gels, but the basic, off the shelf 3M brand. Swipe it over the scratched area, let it cure, then sand with 1200 grit moving on up to whatever your desired finish is (1200 for armor plate, much higher for aircraft and autos). You can polish CA glassy-smooth.

[Stuart]

I would suggest testing a thin swipe of standard CA—not the thin modeling versions or the thick gels, but the basic, off the shelf 3M brand. Swipe it over the scratched area, let it cure, then sand with 1200 grit moving on up to whatever your desired finish is (1200 for armor plate, much higher for aircraft and autos). You can polish CA glassy-smooth.

That's a really good tip Bruce - I'm going to try that.

[KSaarni]

Interesting tip Bruce, I need to try it also..

- Kari

[jkim]

Yes, great tip on the CA as filler. Bruce... how long do you let the CA cure before sanding? I find it important not to wait too long or else the CA will become much harder than the surrounding plastic making sanding more difficult. I usually sand as soon as the CA doesn't exhibit any tackiness to the touch.

[KennyX]

I’m gonna try thisntoo because I’m sick of that putty.

[Stikpusher]

I like to let the CA sit a few hours, perhaps 3 or more if I do not use accelerator before sanding. Certainly no more than, say 12 hours, if applied just before bedtime. Then sand as soon as I get up. If I use accelerator, I can start sanding within 15 minutes or less.