Has anyone else got a material that they can no longer get or would be too expensive to replace.

[flimzy]

For me it’s my super solder and acid flux I’ve have since 1990. It’s lasted me for years but I dread the day it runs out. I have all my normal silver solders and my lead free solders . But this zink super solder has never turned up on any search. Maybe it’s just not made anymore.
Do any of you have thing or materials that you have a limited supply of

 

[eethan]

I bought a can of mother mag aluminium polish a few months back for more than twice the cost I bought it last time. This is something I use a lot, it has become very expensive!
crazy times we live in

 

[swgeek]

Does Koolshade count. There's a bunch of paints I use to use that are no longer available. Gaah!!

 

[Mr. E Man]

I still have a pretty good stash of Floquil and Model Master paints...


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[pengbuzz]

Plastic Welder; when I first bought it, it was $2.50.... now it's nearly nine dollars!!!

 

[StevenBills]

acid flux

Read this fast and thought it was acid reflux

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Krylon Shadow Gray spray paint for the body of Star Trek Phaser IIs.

I purchased a case of 10 cans, about 15 years ago, and have 6 cans left; amazingly, they are still going.

 

[Antsnest]

I've still got about 1/4 bottle of Johnson's Kleer I bought in the 90's - fantastic clear coat, none of the replacements match it. The original bottle succumbed to UV deterioration some years ago...
The product I miss the most was the original Fairy Power Spray - was THE BEST safe on everything, unsmelly paint removal gunk ever. The formulation changed 10 years ago and how it's just detergent....

 

[greenmachines]

So, my garlic salad dressing from Sandpiper Inn might not fit the list but I did drive 400 miles to the last known location in Pocatello, Idaho and purchased a gallon, so I think it is a valid addition just out of how well it fits the thread title.

 

[Richard Baker]

Model Master Paints- both spray and bottle. I love these paints and dread when they are gone. Personally I do not care much for the modern Acrylic blends, I started building models in the sixties and know how to push enamels and get the results I want.
I have a 1:350 K'Tinga I want to paint MM Metallic Steel (I like the look instead of the typical green), not sure if I have enough left to do this or not.

 

[Schlegel]

I have some 3/4" thick 5 foot walnut boards from 15-20 years ago... hardwood is so pricey now I don't want to use it till I can improve my carpentry skills and I have no idea how long it will be till I can do that!

 

[real9thdoctor]

Model Master Paints- both spray and bottle. I love these paints and dread when they are gone. Personally I do not care much for the modern Acrylic blends, I started building models in the sixties and know how to push enamels and get the results I want.
I have a 1:350 K'Tinga I want to paint MM Metallic Steel (I like the look instead of the typical green), not sure if I have enough left to do this or not.

I was gonna mention those in this thread! I have 1/4 of a can of their metallizer Aluminum plate, and have had the can since at least 2014. I have barely used it, and now as said down to 1/4 or so. I love the stuff. Will definitely be sad when I finally use it up.

 

[flimzy]

I have some 3/4" thick 5 foot walnut boards from 15-20 years ago... hardwood is so pricey now I don't want to use it till I can improve my carpentry skills and I have no idea how long it will be till I can do that!

I’ve just bought some walnut for the harpoon guns, boy it wasn’t cheap.

 

[Schlegel]

I’ve just bought some walnut for the harpoon guns, boy it wasn’t cheap.

Get this, they were $3 each at the Habitat for Humanity store! I will never ever be that lucky again.

 

[rbeach84]

Never say never... ha!
Just think on that...

I'm pretty certain that, if I can find it, Coombs 'All Game' epoxy putty will be much more expensive than the $20 bucks I paid for the original 2-qt kit...
But it is the *BEST* epoxy putty ever... far beyond ol' Milliput.
Cheers! Robert

 

[pengbuzz]

I think one material we're all having trouble getting our hands on is the following one:

Spoiler

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I have some 3/4" thick 5 foot walnut boards from 15-20 years ago... hardwood is so pricey now I don't want to use it till I can improve my carpentry skills and I have no idea how long it will be till I can do that!

A friend of mine goes around and looks for furniture that people are throwing out. He's found several oak and walnut desks. He has a bandsaw, planer, and jointer so he's able to cut them apart and use the wood. I don't have either of those yet, or I'd do the same! They usually aren't refinishable, so he's not ruining anything.