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I've seen several references to Mr Surfacer here; but never had occasion to check the product out. Having just ordered a jar of it through Amazon, I wonder how best to apply it? They're selling it in 500, 1000, and 1200 categories. I ordered the 500, but I imagine the numbers are similar to grit numbers for sandpaper. Any useful tips on best practice, any examples (pictorial) of the effects it can achieve?
Cheers.

maybe this can give an idea (skip to 3,30)

Mange Takk, Max That's exactly what I wanted. There's nothing like an instructional video (beats 10,000 words) for learning a new skill...Yours was also well presented. You chose the right sort of music to ease the detail- absorption process. I can only imagine what the effect of those weird Finns, Lordi, might have had in the background (or Captain Beefheart's 'Big Eyed Beans from Venus'.. )!
Great technique. I've worked with car fillers, such as Isopon; but the objective there was to get the smoothest finish possible. Not a rough one..as with Surfacer

Max that's a brilliant instructional video!! Many thanks for posting it as I got huge value from that.

Alwyn

43rdRecceReg wrote:I've seen several references to Mr Surfacer here; but never had occasion to check the product out. Having just ordered a jar of it through Amazon, I wonder how best to apply it? They're selling it in 500, 1000, and 1200 categories. I ordered the 500, but I imagine the numbers are similar to grit numbers for sandpaper. Any useful tips on best practice, any examples (pictorial) of the effects it can achieve?
Cheers.

The consistency is a lot smoother than you'll expect. Near as I can tell, the numbers don't relate to particle size but to the relative amounts of putty to solvent; 1000 is runny like water, 500 is thicker (like thin paint). You can airbrush or sponge either on for texture, the one you choose will change how they hold the shape you apply; 1000 shrinks more than 500, which shrinks more than Tamiya putty.

Thanks for the kind Words guys, happy it could be of help

I like Your musikal prefs to 43rdRecceReg

Cool

Good afternoon,
Thanks to the words o' wisdom imparted here, I ordered some Mr. Surfacer 500 from Amazon. Apparently, they have it in a rattlecan as well but that was sold out.
regards,
Painless

Thanks, Ram, Max, Painless et al. for making this a worthwhile wee thread As for musical prefs., Captain Beefheart's 1965 album 'Safe as Milk' was regarded as being 100 years ahead of it's time. My Favourite is
'The Spotlight Kid'; but for those freshly out of a padded cell and straitjacket... "Troutmask replica" is the ultimate 'Bad Trip album'.
There's no way I could add texture to a tank with that in the background ..maybe a touch of Vaughan-Williams' 'Lark Ascending' would be calming enough..
My taste in tanks is as eclectic (or would be if people took the trouble to manufacture them.. )..as my taste in music.