Putty?

[Dylza]

What kind of putty are you guys using on your cars? I got some Tamiya Epoxy, but maybe I'm not mixing it right because it always turns out to be the consistancy of gum.....what am I doing wrong?

[Feint Motion]

you need to mix the tan like color with the white epoxy with equal amounts. Takes 7 hours to dry.

[mike@af]

Consistency of gum sound about right. I use Tamiya epoxy putty, are you mixing it thoroughly.

[drunken monkey]

the obvious question is what are you using the putty for?

but then again, i guess response would be to point you towards the FAQ.

[TZ2]

Dylan,
although a lot of people using Tamiya putty, I use real car putty like Prestofinish from Duplicolor for thin layers on plastic, metal or resin parts to remove imperfections or fill small holes. Prestofinish is cheap, comes in a big tube, mixing is not necessary and, if only thin layers are used, drys very fast. I do not know, if it is sold under the same name in the US, but similiar items are for sure available their. Check your next auto supply store.
Problem with this putty is, that it tends to shrink if used in too thick layers. So, if you are trying to fill large gaps on your ultra-modified plastic, resin or metal bodies, fenders, roofs, customs use Milliput (www.milliput.co.uk). Milliput is available all over the world in well-assorted model shops, it can be sculptured to ANY shape by using a wet tool or finger, after drying it holds the part like glue, it can be sanded very good, it can be shaped or formed for about 1 hour and drys within 24 hours and can also used to repair plastic or fiberglass parts. Milliput is also used by artists to make masters of figures in any scale, because it is so easy to shape in any form.
For modelling I recommend Milliput FINE or SUPERFINE!
Check-out http://public.fotki.com/automin/my_c...cts/lola2.html
The lola body was modified and re-shaped using Milliput.
Stefan

[mike@af]

Single parts shouldnt be used too often because of the shrinking and cracking that takes place.

[tigeraid]

How do you guys feel about the basic single-stage Tamiya filler? Can it be used in the same fashion as actual putty? I've been using it to fill in body work for a couple years now with great success... just the gray stuff in the little tube...

[mike@af]

That grey stuff is for very minute(small) things. Like miniscule blemishes in putty work, of smoothing out styrene edges. I use it too, but its probably .0002" (.10mm) at its thickest.

[tigeraid]

Interesting... I've used it for rather "large" body work... for example I just took a Nova SS hood (with the vent slats on the top), ground them down with a dremel tool, used the putty across most of the hood to flatten it out and then sanded. I typically use it for stuff like this, with good results...