abledog5 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Need some information on how to smooth out filling so it does not show when painted over. I have sanded it smooth and even placed primer over, but some times it showes where I filled in a gap. also there are times there to be small holes in the filling afrer I sand it even . Is this caused by smothing I'm not doing? Any help will be appreciated. abledog5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret_Grigsby Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Need some information on how to smooth out filling so it does not show when painted over. I have sanded it smooth and even placed primer over, but some times it showes where I filled in a gap. also there are times there to be small holes in the filling afrer I sand it even . Is this caused by smothing I'm not doing? Any help will be appreciated. abledog5 Hey able, The way I do it is I get some good Primer and put a (light) coat on the model and then I see where I need to touch up. If I need to touch it up I then add some more putty, let it dry and then resand it down. Make sure before you paint it with the primer, buff and smooth the surface first. I like to use double sided or triple sided smoothing/buffing sticks. You can find them just about any hobby store or even at wal-mart in the nail department, squadron.com even has some if youd like to spend a little extra loot. After you smooth the surface out I re-primer the model with a light light coat just on those areas puttied (if you have an airbrush that would be best) and then repeat the process until its smooth. I Hope this helps. SEMPER FI, Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I do the filling with Revell Plasto.Afterwards I use waterproof sandingpaper. The type used on real cars to sand down the filling used to repare a dent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abledog5 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Thanks, I will try this and see if it solved my problem. I was adding putty and would sand it. Then add more filling and resand. I was felling I was doing smothing wrong. Thanks for the advice. abledog5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 you could be sanding it to much taking more putty off then you need a big no,no when filling dent's in cars etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMunne Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Abledog, I had the same problem you are having now. Some fillers are lower grade than others. I switched to 3M Acryl Blue and have never looked back. I got my tube in a NAPA auto parts store. Everyone that I know that has switched to Acryl Blue loves it. It's about $15 for a 21 oz tube, so it's a good value as well. I've had the same tube for about 9 years now and have used less than half. Here is a link so you know what you are looking for: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_U...JglN44DZ0ZP4Wbl HTH, Crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abledog5 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thanks for the information on thr Acryl-blue.Sound like just what I need. I do a lots of scratch building and there nothing that makes me mader than not get the finish I need on a model. Thanks again. I'll get some tomorrow and try it. abledog5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Sounds like that Acryl Blue may just be the ticket! I know that some putties I've used suffered from that age old problem... Shrinkage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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