Glue

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Hi folks, I'm starting back at the scale modelling and I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best type of glue to use their are so many to choose from, I thought that the old polystyrene would suffice but there you go, any info would be much appreciated thanks.

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Hi there, welcome,

What do you want to glue?

J.

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See this excellent tutorial for all things concerning the sticky stuff:

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2298

[Guest]

Hi folks, I'm starting back at the scale modelling and I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best type of glue to use their are so many to choose from, I thought that the old polystyrene would suffice but there you go, any info would be much appreciated thanks.

As Jankers asks, what do you want to glue? Don't know about plastics but if it's balsa & other woods, there is a hell of a lot of choice. "CA" in various mediums - thin-medium-thick is good for a lot of jobs, especially if you don't want to add any weight. Expoxy resins, which you have to mix up, are stronger but add weight and these come in various curing times, eg 5 minutes, 30 minutes etc. Also you cannot go wrong with the old PVA white wood glue. All of these, plus many more will be available at your local hobby store.

Hope this helps.

Regards & welcome to the forum.

pedal

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Hi Folks.

Thanks for your prompt replys I should have stated that it would be injection moulded plastic kits.

[Guest]

Hi Jankers.

It's injection moulded plastic kits

Thanks for replying

[Guest]

Thanks for the info .

For plastic stuff i normally use "Plastic Weld". This comes in a bottle and is applied by model paint brush, it is ideal for butt joints but has little gap-filling properties.

For other plastic to plastic i use the Revell "Contacta" polystyrene glue, The 'bottle' i have is a good few years old so i'm guessing that it is still available. It will be more like what you would have used in the past but comes with a very handy metal spout which allows you to place the stuff where you want it.

For plastic to metal/wood i generally use CA (superglue),

J.

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For most of your plastic to plastic applications the Back to Basics tutorial should give you the idea. If you are going to involve wood or metal as in brass Photo Etch then you could be looking at two part epoxy or cyano as well.

[Guest]

Thanks Jankers.

I see the revell contacta is still available so i'll get some i'm going to search out that plastic weld also, thanks again for your help.

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Thanks Bunkerbarge I got your link to that back to basics tutorial it's excellent I never knew of liquid poly until I got on this forum and I would never have thought of using capillary attraction to weld a joint so it's great to find out not only of the different types of glue out there but how to use them.

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may I suggest that (from my experience) that as well as listening to all the the advice you are given. there is no substitute for test patching on the actual material you are going to use and in the conditions you are going to use them. I have dozens of different glues, varnishes etc in my workshop and not all of them behave as they are supposed to, especially if the temperature/humidity is very variable.