Tamiya light curing putty

[DrBob]

Anybody tried the Tamiya light curing putty yet? Cures under a fluorescent light in about 2 minutes or 1 minute in direct sunlight.

http://tamiya.com/english/products/87076light_curing_putty/index.htm

I have ordered a tube and will update.

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Look forward to seeing how it works. I saw a tube of Bondo glazing/spot putty the other day at NAPA and it said it cured under sunlight.

[GTmike400]

Look forward to seeing how it works. I saw a tube of Bondo glazing/spot putty the other day at NAPA and it said it cured under sunlight.

My friend used that on 1/43's. It worked well for him. But I still dont trust one part putties.

Let us know how the Tamiya Light Curing Basic Type works.

[slammd454SS]

i used the bondo/glazing/spot putty..it worked pretty good, i just couldnt stand it much, made the plastic to flimsy after use...got iot waaay too hot. i been using testors contour putty on most of my new builds, it dries slower but works great!

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i used the bondo/glazing/spot putty..it worked pretty good, i just couldnt stand it much, made the plastic to flimsy after use...got iot waaay too hot. i been using testors contour putty on most of my new builds, it dries slower but works great!

I sort of found the new stuff by accident, it was near the 400 grit sandpaper I was getting to hone out my 1:1 clutch master cylinder before rebuilding it. The stuff I saw the other day wasn't the old-style Bondo air-dry glazing putty that has chemicals in it that will eat plastic. They had that too, but next to it was the newfangled stuff that cures w/sunlight (in minutes) instead. I was actually kind of looking for their Dynatron glazing and spot putty which cures w/a catalyst, as my Evercoat is slowly drying out...I've never been able to use a container of Evercoat before it dries up.

That Testors stuff isn't all that great; none of the air-dry putties work that well because they shrink a lot. I like the catalyzed stuff because it kicks in minutes, and once it kicks it stops shrinking. And you can sand on it w/o waiting overnight. I'm waaaay too impatient to wait like that!

I'm looking forward to seeing how this new Tamiya stuff works...I'm willing to try it if I think it won't shrink, sands well, and I can use up the container before it goes bad. Hell, I can't even get through a tube of superglue before it dries up! And it's not like I don't build much...

[GTmike400]

Im with Bob. I much prefer two part catalyzed putties. This is turning into a good putty thread for those that have questions about it.