Filling joints in plastruct/plasticard

[JC]

I've just been making a floorpan for a model and had to fill in a few joints along the way, I thought it would be good to share with you lot!

As you can see in the picture I have made some angled joints and am now left with a gap where the parts meet, it is a simple process to fill the gaps and worth the extra bit of time to get a better finished article.

I've taken a small dia plastruct rod and cut it slightly longer than the joint I want to fill;

Add a good amount of plastic weld to the joint to fill it up and then position the rod in the gap;

Add more plasticweld to the joint and leave for half a minute, just enough time for the solvent to soften the plastic... then gently press the rod into the joint.

I have four joints to do on this part so I have filled them all, now leave them to harden off, an hour will be long enough in most cases.

Once you are happy that the joint has hardened off you can file the joint flat with a fine grade file.

[FB]

great tip F-P ;D, will have to try that on other items as i had some gaps on the shed i needed to fill \

must get some of that 'platicweld' stuff as well

[BGU]

Wow! You can hardly see the join!

Clever old stick you!

[Lord Ferguson]

Great tip.... great result as well.. thanks for sharing 

[Tractorman810]

very clever jas, i have also left some plasti sturt in  a small(tiny ) amount of weld, it soaks it all up and goes like a putty, just brush it into place,mind you doesnt come out as clean as that 

[TM190]

I have to say that i wouldn't of thought of that.

I would usally have used filler.

Very good idea 

[Deere-est]

Top bloke for sharing that with us all Jase, a clever little trick. Can think of a situation where I could use this. Whether I ever get myself far enough up the building machinery ladder to get into the said siuation is another story though!! 

[ihatepoundland]

Great method! I usually just whack resin in gaps but this looks like it would give a more uniform finish