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Need some rage today? Try this on for size! Kansas legislator suggests using hunters in helicopters to control illegal immigration, likens immigrants to feral hogs. Representative Peck's final thoughts on the matter?

He said he didn't expect any further controversy over his comment. "I think it's over," he said.

Like your political career (I hope), you fucking cretin. I never thought I'd live to see the day that I wished was back in southeastern Kansas, but goddamn, I'd love to vote against this guy.

I painted a statuette of St. Barbara last night. I think I did a pretty good job, considering I haven't painted anything like that in years (and years and years). I need some more small brushes.

Advice request! Before I start painting the water guns, I need to fill in some areas (like where the manufacturer cut the word s-p-l-a-s-h across a little oval area on the side). Does anyone have a suggestion for something to fill these spaces? I tried pouring some glue in there, but I don't think that's a great solution, and I'm unsure it'll dry evenly. I like the idea of some sort of putty that I could press in, that would take paint and wouldn't fall out. Dunno if that's realistic or not, though. What say you?

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Auto body putty or drywall mud?

I can't even see straight over that legislator.

I thought about drywall mud, but I'm worried about it getting too dry and cracking. The auto body putty would be perfect, though. And there's a chance

mckitterick might already have some in the garage.

I can't even see straight over that legislator.

Yeah, well, that tie he's wearing in the photo doesn't help.

Edit: Oops! I didn't link to the story with the photo of him. Here (http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/14/kansas-gop-shooting-helicoptors/). That'll make it worse.

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The tie? That hairline!~

Yah, I'm thinking Bondo.. or hot glue schmeared over it, then covered w/ paintable paper?

Bondo.. or hot glue schmeared over it, then covered w/ paintable paper?

nottygypsy says there's a product made especially for this sort of thing--filling in gaps in plastic for painting over. She's going to get the name of it and hopefully I'll be able to find some of it in town. Yay!

Silicon or putty filler? It's really about the same thing as auto body filler. This might help, he's asking about filling armor (http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/1281-body-filler-helllllppppp-bondo-silicone), and someone gave several options.

What about plaster to fill in the areas? Especialy if you rough them up with sandpaper beforehand.
I have some. if you still want to craft on saturday i could bring it...

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I've never worked with plaster (other than to paint full plaster casts), ~~but I'm certainly willing to give it a try. Yes, please!!!~~

Edit: It looks like there's actually a product that is meant for this sort of thing. I'm going to give that a try. So no on the plaster, but yes to crafty time!

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PDA has some modeling putty made for what you are doing. He gets it at the local hobby store. I'll get more info from him for you.

Not reading the article, the comments you made are enough, that legislator is loathesome.

Oh, well that would be perfect! Imagine, something made for what I'm doing. Yeah, if you could get the name of the product from him, I'll see if I can find it at a store here. Thank you!

I have pinged him with your problem. ;)

Tom has provided the names of several products that I would use in such a situation.

Hurray! Two voices of experience. Thank you for adding a vote of confidence.

Feral hogs? Helicopters?

Guh? Bzah?

Grah?

I have no response to that.

Much love,
Rowan

Did you see Machete? They totally do this in the movie, only they're shooting from Jeeps, not helicopters. It's horrifying. And, apparently, all too close to reality.

epoxy putty.
It comes in many varieties, but it is strong, and not brittle. you knead two parts together, press the mixture into place, and if your timing is good, you can use a razor to trim the firming material smooth. epoxy can be kept from sticking to places you don't want it to by a thin layer of Vaseline.
the easiest to get hold of is from walmart/homedepot etc. it comes in tubes of about 2 oz. usually in the paint section under the name Quick steel or Aquamend or some such. JB Weld makes a variety.
You can get finer varieties from the interwebs such as MagicSculp, miliputi, or Greenstuff, these are a bit nicer to work with but you'll have to wait for shipping. Their drying time is slower as well.
bondo/ body putties are great but take a little bit more skill than epoxies, and they stink. I mean really stink. Not for indoor use, really. prolonged exposure to these is bad.
You can also use liquid epoxy. By over-filling the space on a level surface, (or propping up your gun ...) trimming off the result as it sets. liquid epoxies remain slightly squishy beyond their setting time. JB weld can be used like this.
There are other solutions too, but they get a bit more complicated

Wow! Helpful comment is chock-full of helpfulness. Thank you, Tom!

I used to glue plastic plates (made from recycled yogurt containers) over offending logos. This plus a couple of fake rivets, and you've got a lunar landing!

I thought about gluing something over the top, but was worried about the cover item eventually popping off.

This plus a couple of fake rivets, and you've got a lunar landing!

<3

It's always a good idea to rough things up where glue is concerned, especially if it's bonding to smooth surfaces like plastic. 80 grit sandpaper is good for this or just scraping with an xacto blade..
liquid epoxy + rough on all surfaces = a relatively permanent bond. Tho I should note most epoxy doesn't bond well to vinyls, (i.e. pvc) and is only passable on ethylene plastics (i.e. 2 liters.) I'm confident that a squirt gun would be made of styrene.

Ooo. Thanks about the roughing up. I wouldn't have thought to do that.

OOh, very helpful! I hadn't thought about the fumes bit, you're right, you wouldn't want that in a space like a small crafting room.

And I did the survey, but it was a teeny frustrating, there weren't applicable selections for some of the questions.

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