Carl,

The water resistant PVA glues are generally OK for model boat building if properly sealed but things have moved on a bit over the years and it is generally considered that Aliphatic glues now offer superior performance and are better to work with. They are not the cheapest but in my view they are the best.

I use DeLuxe Materiales Aliphatic resin as a general wood glue. I also find their Superphatic to be invaliuable as it is a waterbased alternative to cyano and will 'wick' into joints to provide a really strong and waterproof bond. It will also stick many other materials provided that one surface is porous.

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For finishing the surface, many of us now use DeLuxe Eze Kote acrylic resin which is water based and less messy to use than epoxy resin although it is a matter of preference. Not cheap but very easy to work with and water clean up. A little goes a long way.

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DeLuxe products are available from many online model suppliers as well as from the manufacturere but the prices don't vary much!

Colin

The original Gorilla Glue.