I read with much interest hkshooters post regarding using a syringe for the application of Mr Surfacer on fine filling jobs;
So, I was using my Touch N Flow last night & still thinking about this & then wondered if I applied Pro Weld into a long awkward to sand seam I have & then sprinkled some styrene powder or flakes into the seam on top of the Pro weld, would this work?
I figure the styrene would only melt where the Pro Weld is, hence little mess or damage to the surrounding area. Has anyone tried this?
Don’t think it would work, mainly because the glue would dry much faster than the time it would take to melt the styrene. One approach that will work is to lay some stretched sprue in the seam & then apply the Proweld, bonding the sprue into the seam. Sand it down & the seam should be gone. I’ve used this technique several times with good results.
Regards, Rick
I gave the stretched sprue method my first proper try this weekend & found that it does work well, but there is still sanding to do & it is in a very awkward area.
I was thinking of a more “sand free” method - oh well, just a passing thought.
You should read through this article and the links it includes. Perfect Seams
If the seam has already been glued and dried (meaning you are only left with a gap that needs filling, everything else is solid) then Tamiya extra thin cement may be what you need. I have used it to sort of melt down styrene before. Keep wetting the area that is is in and eventually you make a slurry of styrene that you can move around with the applicator brush. It is a bit of an art I am still ind of working on…too much glue and it shrinks as it dries not totally filling the gap, to little and your brush gets stuck in the surface [:$]
Brian
Gerold,
Does the Touch and Flow Applicator act as a hypodermic needle? I’ve tried using the Needle and have not been happy with that. Does the Touch and Flow react well with the liquid glue? Does it require some clean up? When you apply the glue to the seam, do you slightly spread the parts, or will the glue wick all the way down through the seam on its own? Thanks for the article on gluing seams. I appreciate feeling comfortable asking you all these questions, Thanks. Rick.
Try this. Get a bottle of Liquid Paper (correction fluid) and a bottle of 91% alcohol. Working a 2" area or less, daub in the Liquid paper and then, BEFORE it dries, wipe with alcohol in the opposite direction to the seam. If it doesn’t work the first time wipe out WITH the seam and try again. No sanding and NO mess. Works very well for small seams, not so well for larger.