thank you Patrick. well yes it is also based cellulose but atleast it doesn't smell as heavy as cellulose itself. ıf i spray cellulose at our apartment my wife will start WW3 :DYes that's the best way to thin it. It's worth noting that Tamiya lacquer thinner is essentially cellulose thinners though.
thank you Patrick. well yes it is also based cellulose but atleast it doesn't smell as heavy as cellulose itself. ıf i spray cellulose at our apartment my wife will start WW3 :D
Isn't the Mr Hobby thinners just IPA (iso-propyl alcohol)? Doesn't smell as bad as cellulose.
Pete
Sorry, I was thinking of Mr Color thinner.Sorry Pete, but what's Mr Hobby thinners got to do with it? That's for their acrylic Mr Hobby Aqueous range, not the Mr Color range or Mr Surfacer.
I've seen people using Mr surface 500 as well and trying to work out what they are all for, I bought humbrol putty filler for gaps, but are they a kind of filler too? So many products I confuse mynself
The various grades of Mr Surfacer are used as a primer. They come as either a heavy liquid that needs thinning for airbrush use, or in a rattle can.
The advantages of them is a very smooth surface & durability because the formulation bites into the plastic. The downside is the smell!
Mr Dissolved Putty is the filler. However, this is (IMHO) exactly the same as Humbrol Filler that's been slightly dissolved in cellulose thinners.
Sorry, I have to disagreeThe various grades of Mr Surfacer are used as a primer. They come as either a heavy liquid that needs thinning for airbrush use, or in a rattle can.
The advantages of them is a very smooth surface & durability because the formulation bites into the plastic. The downside is the smell!
Mr Dissolved Putty is the filler. However, this is (IMHO) exactly the same as Humbrol Filler that's been slightly dissolved in cellulose thinners.
Sorry, I have to disagree
I use Mr Surfacer 500 (from the jar) as a filler, for medium sized gaps. It is thicker than Mr Dissolved Putty. The Mr Dissolved Putty is used for very fine seams such as between fuselage halves to 'blend' them together. Inalso use it for gaps in difficult places to sand. The MDP is also good at self levelling and one use is in getting rid of gluey finger marks or when you want to sand a rough uneven surface level. I use Vallejo Plastic Putty for larger filling jobs.
You do mean the yellow capped bottle, yes?
Sorry, I have to disagree
I use Mr Surfacer 500 (from the jar) as a filler, for medium sized gaps. It is thicker than Mr Dissolved Putty. The Mr Dissolved Putty is used for very fine seams such as between fuselage halves to 'blend' them together. Inalso use it for gaps in difficult places to sand. The MDP is also good at self levelling and one use is in getting rid of gluey finger marks or when you want to sand a rough uneven surface level. I use Vallejo Plastic Putty for larger filling jobs.
Patrick - you mentioned 'various grades', I was clarifying in respect of the 500 grade in a jar and pointing out the difference and uses of Mr Dissolved Putty... Some people could get confused and buy the 500 grade jar thinking it was a primer.Well how you use it is up to you Barry, but Mr Surfacer is still marketed as a primer for grades 1000, 1200 & 1500. The OP asked about Mr Surfacer 1000, not 500 and my answer was tailored to that particular question.
OK so now we know that Mr Surfacer 500 can be used as a spot filler. I'm sorry that I didn't include that in my original post, but as the OP started from the 1000 grade, I thought it best not to confuse the issue deal with the grades including & above that level.Patrick - you mentioned 'various grades', I was clarifying in respect of the 500 grade in a jar and pointing out the difference and uses of Mr Dissolved Putty... Some people could get confused and buy the 500 grade jar thinking it was a primer.
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