Denie Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hi all Found and interesting and viable gap filler today just by accedent and a bigger tube and cheaper than dedicated fillers. I needed to fill the wing and cowling gaps on my Revell p-40 and had run out off Tamy putty. So, off I went to the local "every thing" shop and grabed a tube of..... "LIQUID NAILS" a product by Sellys. Fast, high strength constuction adhesive. for use on...MDF. partical board steyrene foam, concrete, ceramics,metals and "PLASTICS". So I applied some to the wing root and as opposed to "other" fillers this offers a good adhesive bond and wipes up with water. No messed up rivits pannel lines etc and if rivit depth and or panel lines too deep apply and wipe of. An excellent product that can be used with plastic models given certain pararameters. I would not use it as a "glue" for joining. Denie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hi Denie, Thanks for the tip, sounds promising, would you happen to know the brand name in other countries, by any chance? HTH Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hi Denie, Does it shrink though when it has cured? Whats it like to sand? I tried acrylic gap sealer once for a FW190A old tool.. It worked ... OK I guess. Cheers Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMurph Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 hmm I will have to try it out, I only have.... I don't know a whole Case of it left over from the remodel of my basement. Cheers Murph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegallacci Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I won't recommend the glues I've seen described as "Liquid Nails" as they shrink A LOT, and are either kind of rubbery and unsandable or over a long time get brittle and fail/unstick. Gorilla glue might work, but foams as part of its curing (may not be too bad for untra-big gaps or some vac builds) and might, or might not stick in the long terrm to particularly smooth plastic. Some (and only some) acrylic caulking coumpounds could be used as filler, not shrinking too much and not so rubbery as to be difficult to sand. They will tend to dry pretty slow though. In fact most of these products take a long time to really set, over night to over a week to get really cure/harden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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