I have searched for info and have found answers for fillers used in the US, but not the UK.

I need a filler to repair some cracks in the fuselage of my Savex L39. The fuselage in the damaged area is fairly thin and flexible.

Does anyone have any recommendations of a suitable filler that is readily available in the UK?

If it were deep crack then I would fill it to below the surface with Hysol to give it strength and then finish off with Plasto, which is single part fine filler, which sands really well. Plasto is available from models shops and is used mainly on plastic kits.


Jason

I use a slightly different technique to Jason...I put a layer of cloth behind the damaged area, chip away the resin from the cracks so you have no loose bits, apply thin zap to the exposed cloth area to make sure it's wicked in and firm, then fill over the top. I use either fine surface car body filler (yep, I know it's polyester based but it makes no difference at all...it will stay stuck on epoxy mouldings with this type of repair!) or Squadron Green (or white) putty (from the model shop...the plastic builders use it). Prime and paint and that's it.

Cheers,

Dick

Same as that but with Plastic Padding Elastic.

Paul