PanzerKraken Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 So yea made a little mistake with a part and drilled a little hole in a part of the hard armor. So what is good for filling in any holes in the white parts, it's about 1/8 or smaller hole that got drilled in wrong spot so need to plug it with something, probably then cover it with some weathering heh.
Chef Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 There are a number of methods... You can use the acetone melted plastic method that I have described in another topic. Glue a square of plastic on the inside of the hole and fill with the melted stuff. when cured, just sand it smooth and weather. You can also go down the Super-Glue/Fabric method. Liberally apply superglue around the hole (on the inside obviously) and then apply a little swatch of fabric over it. When this is dry, turn it over, fill the resulting dimple with bi-carbonate of soda and then drop in a couple of drops of superglue. This will go hard, and when it's done, you can sand this flat. Or the automotive filler (Bondo), but this will obviously need painting, the other two, less so.
PanzerKraken Posted February 4, 2013 Author Posted February 4, 2013 Hmm I don't mind some repainting, being such a small area too it wouldn't be extremely noticeable either. Was thinking of using some extra plastic from not needed armor parts to glue behind the hole and then use some form of filler, just wasn't sure what would be best to use.
Chef Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 well, if you can get acetone..... melt a bit of that plastic in it. Nothing like using the same stuff for the repair. and if you can't get this... superglue and bi-carb of soda. both pretty simple and effective.
PanzerKraken Posted February 5, 2013 Author Posted February 5, 2013 Can one just take a piece of the armor you have extra and melt some to fill in the hole? Got extra holster and TD box not being used.
Southscout Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 I don't think ABS melts very well, at least not to a state where it can be re-used. There's a short tutorial over at FISD that explains the process on how to create ABS paste: http://www.whitearmor.net/fisd/HOWTO:ABSpaste
PanzerKraken Posted February 5, 2013 Author Posted February 5, 2013 That sounds easy enough, I'll probably do some test runs with some acetone in the backyard.
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