Tamiya Putty?!?!

[fullbloodchop01]

luckly i have been able to try out some of this tamiya putty and im left with a porblem, when the putty dries and its time to sand while sanding the sanded putty seems to be just sticking to the body and in the lined left by the sand papr? any help on how to eliminate this prob?

[TheSyndicate]

I don't quite understand what's happening? Putty should stick to the bare plastic, and try using a carving knife instead of sanding, but use high grit sandpaper to give the putty a smooth finish.

[XXXTERRA]

Related to the above question, is this the same putty people use to create ground effects, and alter the look/shape of the model? I've seen some models on AF that are the same as mine, yet they have filled in body lines, added a front air dam, rear spoilers.......etc.
Must be a lot of work.

[lotus_man]

A lot of people use this for working on their models, over plastic structures to form aero-kits etc (Fly on the Wall is one good eponent of this art). I have used white Muliput in the past for making larger pieces, and something like squadron white putty for filling smll lines and details. I find white muliput is nice to work with, does not shrink and sands well. It's definitelly not a spot filler though!

[chaos]

Originally posted by lotus_man
A lot of people use this for working on their models, over plastic structures to form aero-kits etc (Fly on the Wall is one good eponent of this art). I have used white Muliput in the past for making larger pieces, and something like squadron white putty for filling smll lines and details. I find white muliput is nice to work with, does not shrink and sands well. It's definitelly not a spot filler though!

Is the muliput the epoxy one? I was thinking of getting some to try my hand at making kits and the like.

[hirofkd]

Which grit are you using?
Do you cut the sand paper in a small size?
Did you dry sand or wet sand?

If putty is left in the scratches, try to use finer sand paper in a small size, and wet sand it. That way, it won't scratch bare plastic so much, and sanded putty will be washed away with water.

[lotus_man]

Yup, Mulliput is a two part epoxy based putty. It comes in three grades, terracotta is quite course, the yellow/grey one is finer, but I prefer the white superfine version as it holds detail better. It also responds well to water when you first start forming it, which means you can get a nice smooth finish right away. I'de way it was definitelly worth a shot...