Glueing wood to polystyrene ?

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember67585]

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[Former MemberParticipant @formermember67585]

what glue to use

[Kev.WParticipant @kev-w]

Iuse "Super Phatic' from Deluxe materials (other suppliers are available)

[Richard SimpsonModerator @richardsimpson88330]

I take it you mean expanded polystyrene, in which case I have built aircraft with it and used Super Phatic, as Kev suggests, mainly as it was recommended by the aircraft kit manufacturer.

It works perfectly.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Foaming gorilla glue, epoxy, PVA or you can buy UHU-POR which is made for gluing expanded poly and foam.

or you can paint the poly with EzeKote, and then glue something to that…As an anti-melt barrier.

Ashley

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Gluing wood to moulded or sheet polystyrene, epoxy. For expanded polystyrene, as suggested previously.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Kev is correct that Superphatic will stick wood and styrene sheet together although I'm not sure if I would rely on it for a stressed joint. There seems to be something 'sticky' in Superphatic in addition to the white resin glue which enable it to bond dissimilar materials provided that one side is porous. It sometimes shows up as brownish tint when dry.

Colin

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