"Gap filling: pva glue or rubber clement any good?" Topic
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| TheLastSterling | 15 May 2017 6:14 p.m. PST |
So I have some 15mm scale models and i've just finished glueing them together, but there are some minor gaps. would pva glue or rubber cement be any good? |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 15 May 2017 7:15 p.m. PST |
Definitely not rubber cement. |
Richard Brooks  | 15 May 2017 8:50 p.m. PST |
Your best bet would be thick super glue or liquid green stuff. Pva will run and rubber cement is very tough to get paint to adhere to it. |
| Sysiphus | 15 May 2017 8:58 p.m. PST |
If you mix super glue with baking powder; you get a nice paste that dries rock hard. The baking powder also works a bit like an accelerant, so small batches work best. |
| attilathepun47 | 15 May 2017 9:55 p.m. PST |
If you can find "green stuff," use it because it is made for filling gaps. However, I don't know what all it contains, so I would recommend that before applying it you put a protective coating of sealant on the miniature, to prevent any unfortunate chemical reactions. |
Bunkermeister  | 15 May 2017 10:28 p.m. PST |
Richard Brooks and Ogdenlulimus are correct, gap filling super glue, with or without the baking powder. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com |
| goragrad | 15 May 2017 11:11 p.m. PST |
Alternative could be an epoxy, but the super glue should work. |
| Dervel | 16 May 2017 6:38 a.m. PST |
Are they plastic? If they are plastic, then definitely use squadron putty: link Even if they are lead this stuff works pretty well. It can be sanded and trimmed after air drying. Takes paint just fine. |
| ced1106 | 17 Jun 2017 4:07 a.m. PST |
Vallejo Plastic Putty. Also: link |
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