Mr. Surfacer discontinued?

deepcore · Post by **deepcore** » Mon May 17, 2010 12:41 am

Hi

Is Mr. Surfacer off the market?
Local hobby shop says they think so (can't get any restocked).

Been in need of the 500.

Thanks

kenlilly106 · Post by **kenlilly106** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:11 am

It is not off the market, Spruebrothers is showing 25 bottles of 500 in stock right now.

deepcore · Post by **deepcore** » Mon May 17, 2010 3:20 pm

Thanks.
Was wondering about it being discontinued because my
local hobby store hasn't been able to get their hands on any in about 8 months.
Do you know what thins Mr. Surfacer? I have one last bottle that's almost out and getting too thick.

geck · Post by **geck** » Mon May 17, 2010 3:56 pm

Man...don't scare us like that...

Mr. Color thinner should thin out Mr. Surfacer.

deepcore · Post by **deepcore** » Mon May 17, 2010 5:12 pm

I know huh?
Do know how much something means to you until you realize
there might never make more.
Like 8-track

kenlilly106 · Post by **kenlilly106** » Tue May 18, 2010 6:24 am

Lacquer thinner works for thinning it.

And if your LHS can't get any after 8 months, I'd suggest they find another distributor, it's definitely being imported into the US.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Tue May 18, 2010 6:25 am

Or just get some DuPont 131S primer. It's the same stuff, just repackaged.

Kenny

deepcore · Post by **deepcore** » Tue May 18, 2010 10:55 am

REally?
Cool.
Is DuPont 131S an auto primer?

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Tue May 18, 2010 11:50 am

GreatModels still carries it along w/my LHS.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Wed May 19, 2010 2:07 am

deepcore wrote:REally?
Cool.
Is DuPont 131S an auto primer?

It's a general purpose primer used for all kinds of stuff. For cars, it's made to be used over self-etching primers to fill minor imperfections. In other applications, like industrial settings, it's used for industrial model priming and OEM flaw corrections.

Kenny

sci-fi-bldr · Post by **sci-fi-bldr** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:14 pm

Kenny........where do you get this primer at?...

Is it lacquer based??

Andrew Gorman · Post by **Andrew Gorman** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:13 pm

Sandable primer and scratch-filling primer available at any auto parts store in spray cans, in paint cans at auto body supply stores. And it is lacquer.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:43 am

sci-fi-bldr wrote:Kenny........where do you get this primer at?...

Is it lacquer based??

Call up Neil Huffman's Body Shop on Dixie and ask them where they order theirs from. I had them order me some about five years ago when a member of the family worked there. It is sold in quarts and gallons and even 55 gallon drums (you'll need a mixer!). I bought a quart. You may be able to get it from O'Reilly's too.

It's a lacquer dissolved in "hot" solvents (xylene, toluene, etc...). It's the good stuff.

I ordered it after reading an article by Dave Merriman.

I hope this helps.

Kenny

sci-fi-bldr · Post by **sci-fi-bldr** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:41 am

That helps a ton..........gonna give that a try.....THANKS !!

justjohnny · Post by **justjohnny** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:03 pm

I'm hoping you can point me at the shop where you're getting this - I see from your profile you're in the Denver area... I'm trying to find a local source of this primer. Thanks a long ton in advance!

Kylwell wrote:GreatModels still carries it along w/my LHS.

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:15 pm

justjohnny wrote:I'm hoping you can point me at the shop where you're getting this - I see from your profile you're in the Denver area... I'm trying to find a local source of this primer. Thanks a long ton in advance!

Kylwell wrote:GreatModels still carries it along w/my LHS.

My LHS is Colpar Hobbies on Havana.

justjohnny · Post by **justjohnny** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:27 pm

Kylwell wrote:
justjohnny wrote:I'm hoping you can point me at the shop where you're getting this - I see from your profile you're in the Denver area... I'm trying to find a local source of this primer. Thanks a long ton in advance!

Kylwell wrote:GreatModels still carries it along w/my LHS.
My LHS is Colpar Hobbies on Havana.

Awesome, thanks! I'll pay 'em a visit.

Post by **TER-OR** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:29 am

Last I knew you could get "Fill-n-Sand" at auto parts stores, which is similar to 500 liquid.

Spray-cans are the harder thing to find, I buy them when I see them.

Shipping hazardous materials is a pain, the distributors can't do it as easily as they used to.

Neb · Post by **Neb** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:53 pm

Just picked up some 1000, 1200, and Mr Resin Surfacer at my favorite LHS in Pittsburgh 2 weeks ago. The owner had just received a large order---though he's told me on occasion that it takes forever to get an order sometimes.

Some companies just can't stand prosperity I guess....

Whiteraven_2001 · Post by **Whiteraven_2001** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:21 pm

Neb wrote:Just picked up some 1000, 1200, and Mr Resin Surfacer at my favorite LHS in Pittsburgh 2 weeks ago.

AB Charles?

Neb · Post by **Neb** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:06 pm

Yep...

PetarB · Post by **PetarB** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:51 pm

Just saw a new shipment arrive at my LHS. It looks like it's been repackaged slightly.
Can't seem to get the Dupont mentioned above locally, so Mr Surfacer is the only game in town...

Neb · Post by **Neb** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:30 pm

Was at AB Charles 2 weeks ago and he had a fresh supply as well.

Wug · Post by **Wug** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:47 pm

I bought two jars of Mr. Surfacer at a contest in Shepherdsville Ky yesterday. The dealer said Dragon still imports it but they wait a long time between restocks. He buys as much as he can when it is available.

Mike

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