Prather MicroBalloons are they available anywhere?

[Skip Chernoff]

I just used up my last tub of 20 year old Prather Microballoons. I like using them for fillets and such mixed with Z Poxy Finishing Resin.  I have some of the Top Flight "white "balloons but they're not the same in my opinion.Anyone here know where I might be able to get some? Thanks,PhillySkip

[bill bischoff]

The Prather brown microballoons are phenolic rather than glass. An internet search of "phenolic microballoons" yields ample results.

[Skip Chernoff]

Thanks Bill I'll do a search on this.......Cheers,Skip

[Tim Wescott]

And white microballoons are glass.  So it's not surprising that they have different material properties.

[Skip Chernoff]

The smallest quantity I could find was 1 qt. for $19.99 with free shipping on Ebay.....I bought it. Thanks,Skip

[Bill Ervin]

I switched to Heliospheres back in nineties, although difficult to work with it offers many advantages over the more traditional materials.

[Dan McEntee]

  Yes, I read that article in , I think it was the April issue of Model Builder for that year?? Very well written and they had me going right up until I turned back into the magazine for their add!
  Type at you later,
  Dan McEntee

[Fredvon4]

Randy Smith sells Zink Sterate in a tub BTW

I know not micro balloons glass or phenolic, but I like the ZS stuff as my SuprFill blue( favorite)  tends to dry out from non use

[Skip Chernoff]

Everyone has their favorite products for model building no doubt. Back in the day we used the polyester resins for mixing up the Prather Microballoons or for adhering fiberglass cloth...boy did that stuff stink! My wife would go nuts on me the moment i opened up the can of resin. When I discovered the Zpoxy epoxy resin to mix with the balloons or for adhering the light weight cloth it probably save my marriage! Looking forward to getting the balloons I bought the other day to see if they really are the same as my old stand by. Keep building guys! Cheers PhillySkip

[Perry Rose]

Get Super-Fil P/N 09-28250 One quart kit for $22.90 from Aircraft Spruce dot com and be done with it. They also have Glass Bubbles. One pound bag for $8.75. P/N 01-14600. Be sure to check the box for a free catalog. over 1100 pages of goodies.

[John Rist]

Top Flight from Tower

https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHZ15&P=7

[Skip Chernoff]

John I've used the Top Flight "Balloons" and like the Phenolic Balloons much better. But that's just my preference.