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Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...>
 

I like your tagline, Rob! Could be mine, too...

Steve Lucas.

--- In STMFC@..., "Rob & Bev Manley" <robev1630@...> wrote:

Paul,
I liked to use it on the windows for my Alloy Forms model cars. You could put a contolled ammount in the front and rear window of a car, invert the body and let it dry to a proper curved windshield. To add to it's protection I coated them with Future Flor polish. Some of my cars are over 20 years old.
Rob Manley
Midwest Mod-U-Trak
"Better modeling through personal embarassment"

cj riley <cjriley42@...>
 

<How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick" (more <or less) for like, caboose windows?



<Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty smooth,
I have used such products extensively, particularly on brass caboose cupolas that are inaccessible from the inside. It works,  but visually it is less perfect than clear styrene (about as much difference as clear styrene is from slide glass. I find it to be acceptable and have some that approach 30 years old. It is best if you use it on all windows in a given model, so there is no contrast with sheet material.
Less material is better and it is possible to remove excess by poking through with a tooth pick, removing a small amount. a shiny finish should be added after curing.
CJ Riley







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Rob & Bev Manley
 

Paul,
I liked to use it on the windows for my Alloy Forms model cars. You could put a contolled ammount in the front and rear window of a car, invert the body and let it dry to a proper curved windshield. To add to it's protection I coated them with Future Flor polish. Some of my cars are over 20 years old.
Rob Manley
Midwest Mod-U-Trak
"Better modeling through personal embarassment"

----- Original Message -----
From: behillman
To: STMFC@...
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:44 AM
Subject: [STMFC] Window Glazing



How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick" (more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman

WILLIAM PARDIE
 

My problem in in longevity. I have used this in cab wind deflectors
on steam locomotives and after 10 years
a hole appears in the center.

Bill Pardie

On Jan 10, 2011, at 5:59 AM, jerryglow@... wrote:

In my experience, if you put it on thick, it's like the bottom of a
coke bottle and looks horible. In fact, it looks pretty bad in
almost any HO application except maybe the foreward facing windows
in a steam loco cab. Makes a good adhesive to mount clear acetate or
microscope slide glass though. However YMMV

Jerry Glow

--- In STMFC@..., "behillman" <chris_hillman@...> wrote:

How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a
"tooth-pick" (more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it
pretty smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman



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jerryglow2
 

In my experience, if you put it on thick, it's like the bottom of a coke bottle and looks horible. In fact, it looks pretty bad in almost any HO application except maybe the foreward facing windows in a steam loco cab. Makes a good adhesive to mount clear acetate or microscope slide glass though. However YMMV

Jerry Glow

--- In STMFC@..., "behillman" <chris_hillman@...> wrote:

How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick" (more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman

james murrie
 

One person's opinion; strong yes, consistent transpaency, no. The larger the window, the more it was noticable. But, as I said, that's just my experience so it might include large amounts of "operator error".
Jim Murrie

--- In STMFC@..., "behillman" <chris_hillman@...> wrote:

How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick" (more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman

Paul Hillman
 

How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick" (more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman

Charles Hladik
 

Paul,
My experiences have been that it looks like "old" glass in structures
( I like that), it sorta sags. As to strength, I can't answer.
Chuck Hladik

In a message dated 1/10/2011 9:44:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
chris_hillman@... writes:




How good is the liquid window-glazing that you put in with a "tooth-pick"
(more or less) for like, caboose windows?

Does it dry thick enough to be strong against breaking and is it pretty
smooth, consistent in transparency?

Thanks, Paul Hillman




Chuck Hladik
Rutland Railroad
Virginia Division

Chuck Hladik
Rutland Railroad
Virginia Division



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