Glue Application Suggestions

[Whiterook]

Originally Posted by lufttiger

I use Testors liquid glue in a black odd shape bottle, its got a built in
nozel too. CA glue, i use the thicker slower drying stuff.

Ahhhh, I think we use the same thing LT!



I use it right out of the bottle, no brush. It has a fine tip applicator nozzle. The reviews I had seen on it says it dries almost instantly, which intimidated the crap out of me, but you actually have a good amount of "positioning" time. Is this the same one you use? Right out of the bottle?

[McCoy]

ModelMaster Liquid Cement, it comes with a metalpipe n' is easy to use.

Humbrol Liquid Poly a ethylacetate in a bottle with a brush in the lid. More or less plain ethylacetate branded under the Humbrol name in a not so bad bottle. I've got ethylacetate in a larger bottle that I can use for refill.

CA, I use it in thin n' in gel form. I apply it by squezin' out som n' touch the part to the tip while holdin' it with a pincer n' then put it in place. Or by usin' a needle.

[Whiterook]

Ahhhh, same as above?

[McCoy]

Yeah, but the pipe is in plastic, my old glue had a metal pipe.

[Whiterook]

On the Model Masters Liquid Glue, like the one I have pictured above, do you find it melts the plastic like the tube glue does?

I've used it sparingly thusfar...the most on my ship...and I find it doesn't seem to. The reason I ask this question is, I plan on doing some biplane rigging, with .006 plastic fishing Tipping line...and I'm wondering if I have to use Super Glue, and I've read; or if I could use the MM Liquid Glue, which of course I'd prefer. This line is REAL thin (just picked some up tonight on the way home from work), and I worry about melt.

[Geek44]

Sorry Em, I've been guilty of doing a thing that really peeves me...assuming you are clairvoyant in my answers.
Truth is, I use almost all glues at some stage, but NEVER tube polystyrene cement. The liquid glue I use is 'Tamiya Extra Thin'. It comes in a glass bottle with a green and yellow label. It's like some kind of spirit in consistency and evaporates quite quickly...this means a session glueing fuselage halves can be interesting. Of course it responds really well during the kind of application where you join two parts dry, then allow capilliary action to spread the glue. Really good...you just have to touch the brush (the one inside the lid) and it runs up the seam very well. I only ever used the provided brush. I have a Testors liquid one that is way more viscous that I use sometimes...if I need to glue larger areas...it evaporates more slowly.
As for CA glue (super glue) I've always just used whatever was cheap at the super market. I'll use CA for PE or for anything that I need to 'grab' quickly. Being quite brittle, I always wait for my CA to cure, then re-glue the join with white glue to reinforce the join. Elmer's is fine. Biplane rigging is a perfect example of the 'double-glue'.
For styrene to styrene joins, I use the Tamiya if I can because it's the strongest bond. CA grabs fast but is brittle and white glue shrinks when it dries and isn't great for styrene...it needs some 'tooth' and styrene is smooth. The only 'specialist' glue I have is in a plastic bottle similar to the black one pictured above. It has a purple label and is designed for clear parts such as aircraft canopies. CA glue can 'fog' clear parts. It's sticky stuff but slow drying and it dries crystal clear.
Hope this has been more helpful mate.
Peace.

[Whiterook]

Very informative...thanks! The capillary action thing had me totally stumped when I read about it, until I actually tried it! A perfect example of how "hands-on" is the best teacher. I've heard many talk about using lmers white glue for aircraft canopies.

[McCoy]

You can also use baking soda as an accellerator when gluin' with CA.

[Geek44]

Originally Posted by Whiterook

Very informative...thanks! The capillary action thing had me totally stumped when I read about it, until I actually tried it! A perfect example of how "hands-on" is the best teacher. I've heard many talk about using lmers white glue for aircraft canopies.

I like the idea of using Elmers or another 'white' glue for canopies but it isn't very sticky when it's wet. For gluing a canopy that tilts open (Bf 109 for example) rather than slides open, white glue sucks.

[Whiterook]

Now that's an excellent tip as well. I've heard of no alternatives for the Elmers, other than the one you mention. What that tells me though, is there are always alternatives, eh?