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Michael Wright
Expert Film Handler

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From: Chorley, Lancashire, England
Registered: Dec 2008

posted April 13, 2015 04:25 AM

I remember reading in the forum about something like this, that was used for repairs etc. Does anyone know what it was called?

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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
Registered: May 2008

posted April 13, 2015 07:05 AM

Plastic Padding. Still available... try Halfords.

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Paul Browning
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From: West Midlands United Kingdom
Registered: Aug 2011

posted April 13, 2015 12:57 PM

There is a thermo setting plastic, that you heat up in hot water, and mould to shape and then it sets hard, can be reused time and again. There is also a putty, I think is called boiler makers repair putty, that is grey in colour and contains a hardener that you mix together with your fingers. This can be machined like metal when it has cured, very good for all things really, and will stick to almost anything, most hardware stores sell this now.

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