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Blending in a canopy by Martin

jknaus

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This is a SBS presented by Martin in his Spirit build here

So, Terry, here we go the requested SBS on filling with white spirit

These are the main tools I use. Main point here - the filler has to be thin able with White Spirit. My Filler is a so called universal filler by Glasurit, but there are for sure others around. Some other tools will appear in the coming pics.

Why white spirit? Cause it will not harm Future.

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One main tool is missing in this picture; it's a human finger. I'm using a male finger of about 12 cm length and aprox 1.8 cm diameter.

Well here we are again .... no comment

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Very important: cover the complete area with Future and let this dry at least for a week! Future is drying very quick to the touch but to have it rock hard you need to wait for a week or longer, depends of the thickness of the coat.

Thin some of the filler with white spirit. Not too much just to get it a little more creamy. This is just because it then does not dry that fast :)

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Apply the thinned filler - I'm using an old brush ... well anything that works for you

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the next step is to get rid of the excess - Here I'm using a soft plastic spatula which came with some glue, a wooden spatula would work fine too. Anything which is soft enough not to scratch the clear part or better the Future.

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Now the human finger is needed. Cover it with some cotton rag and stip it into white spirit

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and just wipe way the filler excess.

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Last touch up and you're done

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pretty simple ...

Sometimes you need to do this 2 or 3 times cause the thinned filler could sink a little and then you need to refill some areas - as always just a little patience

That's it!

Thanks for stepping by
 
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