I hope this helps someone

[thor]

Thanks Bob - I was tempted to post something about that ridiculous intervention but thought I'd better not!

David - those 'slippery' plastics are polyethylene and polypropylene and nothing sticks well to them but epoxy should do the job if you give it a chance to get a grip by roughing up the surfaces.

On the subject of 'bad language' after two weeks worth of filling, sanding and priming I was just about to post a picture of my locomotive which is starting to look good and I thought, I'll just give it one more coat to flat off the shiny spots and I found I'd run out of Testors sandable primer.

Well, one gray primers as good as another, right? They didnt have any more of that so I got a can of Krylon...instant aging! Yes, its a beautiful crackle finish now . I got the worst of it under control by quickly popping it in a warm oven (if you're fast that'll sometimes do the trick by driving off the solvents) but it still looks awful.

I feel like taking****nic!

[Jumijo]

I've seen several words you can't say on TV squeak by this filter. And more than a few that shouldn't be said on TV. Maturity, politeness, and common sense are still the best filters.

Jim

[FJ and G]

Testing:

Hell Gate Bridge

Mine made it![:D]

[lionelsoni]

I find it counterproductive and hugely ironic that this filter thing takes perfectly innocent words like "arsenic" and "arsenal" and calls our attention to the very word that it is intended to suppress, which we would otherwise never notice embedded there.

[Dave Farquhar]

It looks like he typed "ar$enal" and the forum's profanity filter caught it.

I've used clear nail polish on metals before too, when working on computers. In the 1980s, some computer manufacturers used to put it on screws to keep people from taking the computer apart. With a heavy hand on the screwdriver it was possible to remove the screws, but you could easily tell if a screw had been tampered with. It also kept a screw from working its way out due to expansion/contraction from heat.

[FJ and G]

Thor,

Thanks, will keep that in mind. Trying to figure out the ****.

Let me know if you find a glue that holds together the slippery plastic used in many food products like peanut butter lids (forget the name of the plastic).

My budget doesn't allow for styrene and wanted to substitute with household plastics.

[marmelmm]

And your nails have never looked better. [:o)]

-MMM-

[thor]

About 2 weeks ago I posted a picture of my mutant 1130 being turned into an English loco from the 1920's and I asked if anyone knew of a really fine filler?

Well I found something called glazing putty that was being used at an autobody shop, looks and smells like bondo but a much finer grain. Still a bit too thick for my needs though. So I put my thinking cap on and decided that if anyone had a need similar to mine it would be a manicurist, to fill or mend ugly nails.

Turns out theres a product called nail strengthener that has chopped up nylon fibers in it, you can find several similar potions in any drugstore. It flows into cracks beautifully and dries really fast. It has a stunning****nal of plastic solvents in it too so try it out first on a hidden or unwanted part.

I've been using clear nail varnish as a styrene cement for ages now and had no problems, the stuff will mend hairline cracks in unstressed metal too. Nail varnish is cheap, comes in a wide array of colors and makes a good touch up paint as well. I've used it on the scratched fender tips of my motorcycle and its held up well.