Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good advice, PB. Obviously, I'm trying to compare 'spackle' to similar products available in the U.K., and I THINK I now know what it is! But yes, any of these types of 'filler' materials are better if sealed before painting. Another way of doing it is to mix varnish with talcum powder, and brush it on. It'll be fairly thick and 'gooey', but you can spread it around if neccessary with a thin decorating trowel, or a piece of card. Or, Dilute some P.V.A. glue slightly with water, and brush that on. It's a trick paperhangers use on fresh, or even cracking, plaster. It seals the cracks and minute air holes, and creates a thin 'plastic' coating over the surface of the filler (spackle).
The suspence is killing us.
