Way to soften Squadron putty...?

I like to use Testors liquid cement to thin putty, but I find that the "new" formulation of Squadron putties are no match to the originals. At least the liquid cement also helps make it stick better...I find Squadron white putty to be very brittle and crack prone.

I prefer Tamiya putty - it's a bit more costly, but it's smooth as silk right out of the tube, and you'll actually use less of it. Good stuff, and an apt replacement for my previous fav - Dr. Microtools.

If it is like the Squadron Green Putty, or like Testor's Red Putty (which is the exact same product as Bondo Spot Putty), use the ever-useful Testor's Liquid Cement. I buy a separate bottle of the cement, just for this purpose. I use the applicator brush that comes with the bottle - brushing the cement onto a blob of putty that I have squirted onto something like an old canned vegetable lid, working the putty into the desired, thin consistency, and then brushing it onto the model - all with this same applicator brush. Eventually, this bottle of cement will turn into a bottle of very thinned-down putty.

Try a little laquer thinner that will do the trick cheers John Geigle

i think i remember using 90proof alcohol to thin.

That's what I use, Rubbing Alcohol from the Drugstore at a dollar a pint.

Let me ge this straight... use rubbing alcohol to thin Squadron Putty?

Also, stupid question:

Am I wrong or is the green putty finer than the white putty?

Just making sure the thread had not gone into left field on me.

Lance

That's right, drugstore-variety rubbing alcohol. I mix it about 50-50 to get a ~real~ thin mix and add a little more to make it workable. Then I pour/place the putty into the seams amd wipe it down with an alcolhol-soaked rag. After it dries (I let it sit overnight) check it to see how much the putty has shrunk (and it ~will~) and repeat the process as needed. After it's mounded up a little, I start to sand the model.

White is supposed to be finer...

I use fingernail polish (the type with acetone). Works great.

-- david

As the original poster for this thread, with my need for help to thin putty, I'd like to say thanks for all the great suggestions. I was working on a Verlinden figure, and as I removed the pour block from his arm (it was along the upper edge of his shoulder) I accidentally chipped some of the shoulder area. It was enough to stand out if I hadn't filled it in with something.

Of all the suggestions offered I tried mixing it with Testors liquid cement. I chose this one mostly because I already had some of that to use, and the results were fantastic.

So, thanks for all the input, and helping me get a wonderful result on my figure.

Randy

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