jimz66 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Those PE sets that are prepainted, I always thought you were supposed to clean off paint before you glue? What glue do you guys use for that and any other tips would be very helpful thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Use cyanoacrylate (super glue) for PE. Super glue doesn't care about paint. You be glueing the unpainted side, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 That may be fine but when gluing the two parts together one side will already have paint on it as there are double layers of the panels. And both are already painted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Blu-Tac and Shoo-Goo...use Blu-Tac to hold the parts together than apply a small bead of Shoo-Goo with a toothpick on the backside of the joint and let dry. The Shoo-Goo is tough and a little flexible, allows for some minor fitting without breaking the bond. There are some applications where CA glue will be your only option, for these I use a Medium CA glue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caiotfjr Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Most of the time, those PE parts aren't subjected to stress, so a very neat technique is using clear acrylic varnish (Tamiya X-22 will do the trick). Just aplly the varnish to the gluing surface and place the part. The bond is not very strong, so be carefull touching the glued parts afterwards. I you do any mistake, just aplly some flat varnish to hide it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I use regular old Elmer’s glue when building up the Eduard instrument panels. It’s plenty strong, dries clear, and cleans up with water 👍🏻 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Acrylic glues, like Gator's Grip and Formula 560 Canopy Glue, are amazing for PE parts, especially surface bonds as they dry clear, clean up with water, remain flexible. Flexibility is a key attribute for a surface bond to avoid the differing thermal expansion rates of plastics and brass weakening the glue joint. A member of the local club also likes these glues for edge bonds because of the flexibility to prevent breakage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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