Favourite plastic cement?

[stona]

Thanks for all your answers!

Obviously a lot of other people are using Tamiya Extra Thin too.

I'm not planning on changing anytime soon. I think that most of these products are made up of blends of similar solvents and that at the end of the day there's not much in it.

[Guest]

EMA for me, I find that if using the glues with the little brush it can get stuck up your nose, but with EMA it fits so well in the nostril....
Seriously when I worked as a pro modelmaker, we used to buy TET and EMA by the gallon, and the glue dispenser pots. When working on production facilities like oil plants where you had to install a line of pipes, the the brush dipped in the pot made the job so much easier.

[minitnkr]

Gorilla super glue & Zap-a-Gap green for resin & PE, and Testors tube & liquid for plastics. They are readily available & reasonably priced.

[Guest]

I think that most of these products are made up of blends of similar solvents and that at the end of the day there's not much in it.

Eh … that difference in the blends (and types) of solvents is exactly why it pays to have a couple of types/brands of glue, IMHO.

[yak face]

Forgot to mention I also use revell contacta and humbrol poly cement if i want a stronger joint , but most of the time its the thinners .

[Tworrs]

I mostly use Zap-A-Gap medium and thin, and some Tamiya Extra Thin.

[stona]

Eh … that difference in the blends (and types) of solvents is exactly why it pays to have a couple of types/brands of glue, IMHO.

Yes, but the performance is very similar.

[Tim Marlow]

Not really Steve. Daywat Poly is far hotter than TET, for example. It will bond ABS as well as styrene. If you have a joint that needs to be really secure, that’s your best shot. Use it on thin parts though and it could completely dissolve the plastic. It’s sold (at least it was, not bought any for many years, but I still have a bottle) by C and L for construction of their ABS plastic scale railway track parts.