What Glue

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi All My first excurtion into styrene use, I would like advice on the best glue to use .All advice appreciated .Thanks Michael

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

First use of styrene

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

I used a solvent type glue in my Armidale patrol boat build, as well as Revell styrene glue, which is thicker. Applied with a small brush, the solvent will run into the joint by capillary action, and is very clean. More care is needed with the thick glue as it can "string", but both are very strong.

Peter.

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

For joining edges, solvent like Peter says. For sticking components together, I prefer the cement that comes in a dispenser bottle. For laminating large areas, like sticking two sheets face to face, epoxy.

The solvent/cement work by dissolving the plastic in the area to be joined, leaving a continuous piece of styrene when the solvent has evaporated off. This is better than having two parts sandwiching a filler with different characteristics resulting in two joins where one is enough. For larger areas, the solvent needs somewhere to go, usually into the structure of the sheet, often resulting in unwanted surface blemishes, so epoxy for that job. It also comes in handy when fixing other materials to styrene that are unaffected by the solvent, like wood and metal.

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

To you both thanks for the replys now for a trip to the big city better find something more to make the journey worthwhile Michael

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