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[Neil]

Has anyone used the "new" Milliput Black variety yet please?
 
and if so what's it like to mould, sand and get good quality definition out of.I have used all the other varients with differentdegrees of quality success.
 
Thanks.Neil.

[Neil]

Guess not...............suppose I'll have to go and buy some.
 

[essex2visuvesi]

Didn't know they made a black one

[Subculture]

Haven't used the black version, have used fine white and the general purpose stuff. the former was always the most useful, but I always found milliput rather stiff and unyielding to work with, and pretty hopeless for filling anything more than very small areas.

For a good epoxy filler I recommend Easy Fair by Reactive resins, which spreads and sands like polyester filler, but without the shrinkage, plus it's fully waterproof once set. Takes much longer to cure than polyester filler though.

If you want to mould parts, I think you'd be better off with polyurethane resin, which is the consitency of water when poured and cures pretty quickly.

[Pondweed]

Haven't used the black version, have used fine white and the general purpose stuff. the former was always the most useful, but I always found milliput rather stiff and unyielding to work with, and pretty hopeless for filling anything more than very small areas.

For a good epoxy filler I recommend Easy Fair by Reactive resins, which spreads and sands like polyester filler, but without the shrinkage, plus it's fully waterproof once set. Takes much longer to cure than polyester filler though.

If you want to mould parts, I think you'd be better off with polyurethane resin, which is the consitency of water when poured and cures pretty quickly.

Millput isn't bad, it's just different. I've made simple 2 piece moulds with it, greased the moulds (margerine) and mixed a bit of fresh and warm up and then used a G clamp to close the halves and squeeze the excess out.

I haven't 'tapped' a thread in  it but I've enclosed a thread and made a 'nut'. In fact I've used it for all sort of stuff, fixed an airgun sight, the camera gear 'nut', filled a chip on the bathroom pedestal with the white stuff (the white wasn't as white as the porcelain) I've even 'ran' it (technical term) put a strip on a surface and dragged square of ABS with a shaped profile cut out along the putty. You're left with a strip of millput at whatever profile you cut out. While it was still 'green', I made an oval with the strip for hawse pipe lips. Couldn't make them any other way.

I can't comment on your prolems with it but it's the only stuff I know that can be almost-finished before it sets. You work it and keep your tools and fingers wet. But it won't be right for every job.

I've only used the white and green (common) but I'd expect the black to be very similar.

[Subculture]

I didn't say it was bad, I just said I found it difficult stuff to work with. It does have it's utility, but i find it's more geared towards specialist jobs than a general puropose filler.

[Neil]

If you want to mould parts, I think you'd be better off with polyurethane resin,

pray tell me subculture.......how can I mould life jackets and other parts onto a figure by using runny liquid the consistency of water..............I'm confused.
 
all I asked was had anyone used Milliput black and what were it's properties like..........
again we on mayhem are off at a tangent, which baffles the brain

[Subculture]

Okay, when you said moulding it appears you meant sculpting.

You can use super sculpey or equivalent polymarized clays to sculpt a part, make a mould from that in wax or rubber, then use PU, polyester or epoxy resin to make multiple copies

[Rottweiler]

(Okay, when you said moulding it appears you meant sculpting)
I think subculture,without being nasty to you, you ought to read some of the builds Neil has done on here,before you tell Neil how to do something? Have a look at some of the items he has moulded,in various materials,and I think you may agree he knows his stuff!Although we are all willing to learn something,especially me,he did as he said only ask if anyone had used the black stuff.
Cheers

[Neil]

please subculture......before you give me all the alternatives just answer my question....HAVE YOU USED MILLIPUT BLACK.................if not, then I am not interested in all the others, that I know about and have/do use..........just wanted to know about Milliput black........it's simples, not brain surgery and not superscience.
 
i know that you are only trying to give alternatives and help..........but it's totally confusing the question I asked...........but all I wanted to know was had anyone used MP black..........nothing more, nothing less.
 
ps, some call it moulding, some call it sculpting............some even call it whittling....just a term if you are being pedantic!!

[Norseman]

Did you get any help on the 'Black' Neil?

Dave