Hey all. i primed a body with laquer primer. After priming i noticed a small and shallow but obvious gouge right on the front. is there anything that i can use to skim this imperfection before one more primer coat and finish paint? Preferably something that wont pop out when i hit a wall while racing. thanks in advance, mj
On the web page about using 'Future" Swanny mentiond using Future and talcum power as a seam filler anyone tried this for scratches? Any tips?

Always best to catch those before ya spray...LOL...Like its a perfect world er sumpthin!

Just spot prime the area and cut it back with wet and dry till it goes away... providing it's not a crevasse... then shoot your final coat of primer.

Shouldnt be a problem as long as it's not to deep and ya let things dry/cure thoroughly.

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Key thing, as Bill stated, is the depth of this "scratch". If it's a hairline type of thing or slightly bigger, between a second coating of light primer and the paint coats, it should fill in. If it doesn't, once the paint is nice and dry, get out the Future. With a toothpick, apply a little dab in the scratch as filler. Let that sit and dry, repeat as necessary. Once you're satisfied it's even, coat the whole bod with Future and you'll never know it was there. May take some time, but it's worth it in the long run. :) rr

For deeper gouges you can make a paste from testors model glue and corn starch that will fill them nicely and it smoothes out easily when applying, provided you don't make the paste too thick. Once the glue is set and dry sand it down and away you go.

For small holes and such you can pack the hole with dry corn starch, then add a drop of thin (watery) CA and let it set up.

For minor scratches I either buff them out with a very fine emery or "paint" over it with glue the sand.

Thanks everyone. Bills method (primer/sanding) worked fine. and i've copied all of the techniques to my modeling file for future reference. Thanks guys. mj