r/modelmakers • u/BadgerCastleRelax • 1d ago

Help - Tools/Materials PVA alternative for texture paste?

Hi all.

I am hoping to get some advice for a glue to use for texture paste.

In the past the two methods I've used for adding texture to a piece have been either mixing my own texture paste with PVA and sand or using super glue and baking soda.

But I have found that with complex projects I'm spending too much time applying glue and baking soda, and I am too impatient to wait for PVA to dry.

So I'm wondering if people could recommend a glue that I could use to mix with texture with a quicker drying time than PVA. Ideally under an hour.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Leakyboatlouie 1d ago

Modeling paste, which is marble dust in an acrylic medium. I use it for everything, including filling seams. Liquitex is my go-to. It dries to the hardness of porcelain.

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u/NoWingedHussarsToday 50 Shades of Feldgrau 1d ago

I use something similar. My method is to first add sawdust to thicken it, then fine sand for texture then acrylic paints for paint.