Weird question... Liquid styrene... is there such an animal?

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CaptainHawk1

Weird question... Liquid styrene... is there such an animal?

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Since I've been having such good luck using styrene and hot glue to fill my gaps, I was wondering if anyone just makes a liquid styrene that does the same thing.

Anybody know?

-Shawn :smoke:
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Post by Zen-Builder »

Gunze's pre-thinned putty I think is as close as you will get.
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Where can I get my hands on that to test it?

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Post by Zen-Builder »

I get it via my LHS or from here:

http://www.hlj.com/product/GNZP-119
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I just picked up a bottle of that a my LHS last weekend. Does it "clean up" (alcohol and cotton swab) like Mr Surfacer?
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Post by Zen-Builder »

I use Mr thinner or Mr leveling thinner for both the Putty and Mr Surfacer.

So I think you should be good.
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how is this stuff applied?
how thin is it?
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Post by DX-SFX »

Didn't you ask this question on another forum a while ago?

Styrene is thermo formed. You can use a plastic solvent to dissolve it into a solution but it'll shrink as the solvent evaporates out so it's no good for gap filling. Tube glue is essentially the same thing.

Superglue! Quick, convenient and sands at a similar rate to styrene so you can blend filled areas in seamlessly.
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