Revell putty- liquid consistency

[Digitor]

I bought a tube of Revell "Plasto" model body putty from my LHS a while ago.
I've only started using it today. I was going to fill in some holes in my Beemer Z3. When i opened the tube, a funny liquid oozed out. In some patches it is the light brown/creamy colour that I thought it was going to but other portions of the putty are clear

If my thinking is correct, it should be a tube of light brown/cream paste sort of stuff, not liquid right?

Is this one bad tube?
Should I stay away from Revell putty?
Why is it liquid?
Could it just be the top of the tube that's dodgy?

[Whumbachumba]

Did you squeeze the tube around before hand to mix it? What you got was probably just a bad mixing of the putty and hardener in the tube.

[mickbench]

Yep, I use this putty, as at the time it was all I could get. It's not the best stuff in the world, only good for light repairs etc. The ooze you speak of is in fact the thinner /hardener for the putty. I drip it out, and then put some putty on a dish and mix the ooze that dripped out into the putty to get it mixed correctly.

[generationx]

Yep to what they all said - this happened to me at the weekend so I squeezed a fair amount onto a mixing surface, gave it a good stir with a cocktail stick then used is as normal for filling ejector pin marks etc. Seemed to work fine, time will tell when I come to sand it.

[MarcoGTI]

I bought on december a tube of that putty and I finished these days.It has also as you said that liquid when I opened it but then it disappeared.
However it's not good enough.I made 2 bumpers total with this putty and it leaves a lot of little holes when it dry and I use sand paper to have a smooth surface
I think I will buy the Tamiya putty next time.I hope it will be better!!

[Digitor]

Thanks everyone. I will try the mixing technique.
When i opened the tube i thought i should have mixed it around first but it was too late then

[mickbench]

I use it and as mentioned it does leave small holes etc. It’s fine for small repairs, as I tend to then use some Tamiya surface primer in the glass jar to then cover up the small marks and sand smooth with 1200 grit.

Next time though, I’ll just get some Tamiya or something… Just from no onwards drop the putty into a dish and just mix it up with a toothpick or something, and watch it, as it dries fast but also melts plastic if applied to thickly..

[drunken monkey]

but don't forget that it is meant to melt plastic so that it can bond properly. This type of putty isn't the easiet to work with but i find it invaluable for filling small imperfections because it is so runny.

in general, there's a reason why there are so many types of putty out there; thre are lots of different uses for them. if you find that one particular type isn't doing what you thought it would, then it's probably the wrong one for the job.

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

but don't forget that it is meant to melt plastic so that it can bond properly. This type of putty isn't the easiet to work with but i find it invaluable for filling small imperfections because it is so runny.

in general, there's a reason why there are so many types of putty out there; thre are lots of different uses for them. if you find that one particular type isn't doing what you thought it would, then it's probably the wrong one for the job.

Absolutely, but the stuff can be a bit “hit n miss” at times. But yep, it is meant to melt into the plastic so that it adheres. Drunken Monkey is correct. I didn’t make myself totally clear.