your putty preference

ive seen many different types of putty mentioned on this board and i just want to know what your preference is?
i have used manyb different types of putty like: bondo body filler, bondo spot and glaze, squadron white, tamiya basic grey, and wood filler. the bondo car filer is good, if you have big spots to fill, or even small spots but it is VERY messy. Bondo spot and glaze putty is very good IMO, only problem is that it is easily sanded, like it seems not to stick to the body as well as others, squadron is ok, as it develops TOO many pin hole when dry and sanded, tamiya is also a good putty to use and is recomended, and as for wood filler, well its wood filler, what else can you say:D
so i would have to say it is a tie between bondo spot and glaze putty and tamiya basic grey:)

As of right now I like the following.

1. Gunze Dissolved Putty - filling small seam lines, bumps, etc..
2. Mori Mori Polyseter Putty for larger areas, shaping, smoothing
3. Tamiya putty thinned with lacquer thinner for texturing
4. Gunze epoxy putty for styling, modeling complex shapes

i can only get testors putty, so i use red putty, for making body kits, and contour putty for the small areas

I use Bondo Putty (car putty) work really great

uses milliput 2part putty, its great u can mold it as one applys it to the job one is doing, ......plus u can crave it when its dry

i have researched and found that most people prefer the car bondo because it is very easy to work with yes you may get e little messy but thats the fun of building model right?

I've not used many putties coz they are not readily available in the UK, i have one of each of the Tamiya types on order to try them out though. But anyway, i do ok with my good old Humbrol Model Filler, Milliput has its uses but a rarely have need for it. I also have some Stucco putty which is less viscous than the Humbrol stuff so is good for filling small imperfections.

i like to use tamiya two part quick and plain putty, it's very versatile to use on any project IMO. the worst putty that i've used was milliput, juz hate it!

Originally posted by supratuner
i can only get testors putty, so i use red putty, for making body kits, and contour putty for the small areas

i got the testors contour putty and they work great at smoothing out the parts! highly recommend this stuff.... also there is this other brand...(i think its called MR.Putty , Japanese stuff) Works really WELL.... Crazy Cheap too.... like 10 HKD... whihc is about 2 bucks Canadain :eek:

well the only kind i have tryed and i guess it would be my preference cause i havent used anything else is the JB Weld Quick set 2 part epoxy. So far it has worked well for me but i cant compare it to any thing.

ive used:
-testors contour... too gritty for my taste and doesnt sand smooth for nothin'

-testors Red putty... pretty good stuff... much better than the contour putty. reasonably smooth after sanding

-tamiya basic putty... pretty good stuff but my tube dried out quickly:confused: sands smoothly but is much harder than testors so it requires more sanding to smooth it out.

-tamiy epoxy putty (smooth)... dont like it. it doesnt hold details well and tends to smooth them out, hense the name. the putty also is quite soft after it cures. not good for body kits since it is flexible even after it has completely cured. its like old chewed gum IMO. sanding it is just like sanding an old dried piece of chewed gum.

-Tamiya epoxy putty (quick)... my favorite since it made my bomex bumper possible;). it cures hard which is great for sanding. it can be brittle if you are too rough with it but is still relatively strong stuff once it has cured.

hope that is somewhat helpful.

Question-
I notice for some putty there is a hardener available. Example- Sube Sube and Mori Mori both make Polyester putties and then they make a putty and a putty hardener. Does this mean polyester putty can be used as a stand alone or is the hardener required? Also, any opinions in regards to these?-

Doro Doro
Sube Sube
Mr. Light Weight Epoxy
Mr. White

Thanx,
E

First of all I to use as much plastic in gaps,holes etc. before resorting to putty.

For smaller gaps etc. I use Bondo Glazeing spot putty(red stuff)by the way it's the same as the Testor's red putty but the Bondo is about 1/3rd the price.

For larger holes,gaps and contouring I use Dynatron Puttycote, a very fine grain,high grade Automotive putty(two part type)sold at Automotive Paint supply shops. It feathers better than any thing I have ever used and it has styrene fillers in it. You can glue plastic over it if necessary.
If use you use Bondo two part filler try their higher grade Bondo Ultimate sold at Auto Parts stores. Regular Bondo is a little corse, the Ultimate is finer grain.

i can't believe that no one mentioned model master red putty. this stuff is great for filling in small inperfections, and small pin holes.. it's easy to apply, and is even easier to sand. i also use bondo, and squadrin white, and green.. jason

Thats the same thing as Testors red :wink:

So far I have used Tamiya Basic and some Automotive body filler. the automotive body filler for basic shapes, and the tamiya basic for finishing touches.

I have been meaning to pick up some tamiya epoxy though.