Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Wood Care: => Topic started by: spike on December 03, 2013, 08:21:52 pm
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Were can i buy sandy sealer please do you spray or paint please
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You can use watered down PVA glue if your stuck.
Ken
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Lots here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=sanding+sealer (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=sanding+sealer)
Bob
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HS93 gave me some that went on a treat and dried quickly. Then I bought some and it seemed much thicker and I didn't think it as good as Peter's ... Perhaps I should have thinned it a little?
Dave
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Inwood Models in Huntingdon stock sanding sealer and Halfords do cellulose thinners. Not too far from Ely. :-))
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just got both today please what do i thin it to and best way to put it on
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For a first coat I'd go 50:50 so that it will readily penetrate the wood. Further coats can go on neat as long as it brushes easily.
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is this what you need to use to seal balsa wood?
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Yep. O0
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Thanks martin :-))
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Spike, does the bike/toy place in ely not hold sanding sealer. Thats where i go for my styrene sheet etc. Closest to me.
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Cornwall model boats sell it as well
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www.alwayshobbies.com - via the net - speedy service and a mass of materials to choose from. The last batch I got was from 'The Range' though I couldn't see it last time I was there (and don't ask the assistant, I just got a blank look).
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Instead of paying three or four quid for a small can of Brand X cellulose thinners, visit your nearest car body paint supply shop (e.g. Brown Bros) and buy a 5-litre can of standard thinners. It's the same stuff for less than a tenth of the price. Handy for cleaning up and de-greasing most things except plastics - which it eats happily!
DM
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Some years ago, I was led to believe, by a very reliable source, that 'Sanding Sealer' was simply a mixture of model aircraft dope and talcum powder. However, I never found out what proportions to mix.
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I also recall (30 years back!) a sanding sealer that was light grey in colour. I've never seen it since but it did an excellent job of concealing/sealing grain. Anybody remember it?
Barry M
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Some years ago, I was led to believe, by a very reliable source, that 'Sanding Sealer' was simply a mixture of model aircraft dope and talcum powder. However, I never found out what proportions to mix.
That is what I always used. Just pour some dope into a jar & add the cheapest talc you can find. I can't remember how much talc I used but it should turn a pale grey colour. If using it on Balsa I always overlaid tissue then doped through that, massive increase in strength for minimal weight increase. The SS over that.