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Post by Christian on Dec 30, 2008 1:28:38 GMT 1
Seeing the technique mentioned on mo87 reminded me to show you how I deal with micro bubbles in resin castings, which can be quite annoying. I had experimented with different materials which didn't really produce an acceptable result when it occurred to me that it didn't need to be a traditional putty. Plasticine (a kind of modeling clay) does the job just fine. It is soft enough to assume any desired shape and it sticks fabulously to the surface. It never hardens, but that's not a problem since the treated area is so small and a layer (or more) of paint covers it up.    |
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Post by only87 on Dec 30, 2008 2:45:12 GMT 1
I don't use casual putty anymore since somebody gave me a hint about some stuff called MagicSculp. It's practically a two component plasticin putty, very easy to use. I hardens through in about 30-45 minutes and before that you can shape it very easily. I use that stuff for little air bubbles in the casting too. The good thing about it is that you can practically skip the sanding process, just fill the hole up and even the spot while the putty is still soft. If you wet your finger a bit you can just smudge the dispensable stuff away.
I paid about 20 bucks for it and have used up half of it in the last two years. That's quite a bargain, as I said, I don't use any other putty and I need it a lot. I wouldn't want to miss that stuff anymore, if you don't know it already I would definitely advise you to try it out.
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Post by skunk on Dec 31, 2008 20:00:45 GMT 1
Good, thank you guys for the advice. I assume Magic Sculp can be found in most well-stocked sculpting stores? I have a Mazda RX-5 which suffers from lots of bubbles...
And, that is the BS-design Lotus Elise in Christian's pics, is it not?
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Jan 1, 2009 13:11:51 GMT 1
www.magicsculp.com/ Then click on ordering and you will find your adresses. Also 2 in europe Also in Australia Specially for you Håkan: 90 Van Dam Street New York, NY 10013
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Post by Christian on Jan 1, 2009 18:37:27 GMT 1
I use Magic Sculp, too, and I like it as much as Peter does. For the really small holes I like plasticine better though, because it is even easier to work with. It sticks in the holes, but comes off the surrounding area without a problem as you can see in the photos (yeah, Lotus Elise).
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Post by skunk on Jan 2, 2009 4:40:37 GMT 1
www.magicsculp.com/ Then click on ordering and you will find your adresses. Also 2 in europe Also in Australia Specially for you Håkan: 90 Van Dam Street New York, NY 10013 Yeah, me and Peter visited The Compleat Sculptor just before Christmas. I work within walking distance. I was also given a gift certificate to there by Sinterklaas, so I may have to go visit. |
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