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Hey Everyone,

Again not trying to spam this page you guys are just super helpful!

Anyway I went to use my liquid green stuff the other night and it is a bit dried up. It is not rock hard, but it is not the same consistency as it once was. So that got me thinking:

1) Is there a substitute industry/sculpting material with the same properties as Liquid Green Stuff that is not made by GW and thus somewhat affordable?

2) Is there anyway to reconstitute the Liquid Green Stuff I have so that I can use it?

Thanks.

p.s.: To All GW Employees (especially if you're the CEO), if you haven't noticed most of my questions regarding materials tend to comment on how I don't spend money with you anymore. It's true, you're too expensive. If you want to get back in Black lower your prices.

Vallejo Plastic Putty or Tamiya Putty is a suitable replacement. I have also used Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer, which is a lacquer based liquid putty, and Bondo 907 Glazing & Spot Putty.

Vallejo Plastic Putty can often be found in model/hobby shops, the Tamiya Putty and Liquid Surface Primer can be found at Hobby Lobby, and Bondo can be found at automotive stores.

I've never found a substitute for LGS, but frankly, I've never finished my first pot. I find that it is useful only for the tiniest gaps, which I can usually solve with gap-filling superglue or weld with plastic cement. No matter what, it's the same amount of filing anyways.

There are a few models that are a easier to do with liquid green stuff, bit they seem to be pretty few and far between for me.

I was coming here to +1 to Tamiya anything.

Milliput regular fills gaps much better than Liquid GS and is water soluble so it can be made softer to flow into very fine cracks as well as act as a service coating. It can be shaved and sanded as well.

I have the same problem with my liquid GS, it dried up and now it's barely usable.
i found out that wetting the tip of the blade i use to place the GS really helps bring it back to life.
i guess it might as well work adding a few drops of water inside the pot and mixing well with a toothpick

give it a try

Milliputt mixed with water.
Its a lot better than Liquid GS

But it's not GREEEEEEEN!!!!

Thanks everyone. Milliput seems like a good starting point for me!

The superfine dissolves better in water imo.

And you get loads more of it.

And it doesn't dry out.

And you can even sculpt and model with it, if it takes your fancy.

I'm not really sure why you'd want to use LGS in the first place, I had a pot and I quickly discovered I hated it, lol. It comes across as easy to use because there's no mixing, fast cure, easy to apply... but then you apply it and it shrinks, so you have to sand it back and reapply and sand it back and reapply before you get a half decent filling.

I mostly use regular greenstuff for gap filling, if it needs to be super smooth I use milliput or squadron putty (squadron putty takes a bit of getting used to, but it's good, you have to apply it a bit thicker than you need then wait for it to completely cure before cutting/scraping/sanding it smooth. I'm not sure how well it works on resin or metal though, I've only used it on plastics.