WHICH GLUE ?

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Hello chaps,

I have recently acquired a PT 109 made by a company called Lindberg, it is a plastic kit & want to know what glue is best for this model ? I will be fitting a wooden base into the hull for mounting the motors etc, is it safe to use a 2 part epoxy such as araldite for this ?

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Deluxe Materials offer a plastic kit glue. The adhesive is also suitable for bonding plastic to wood.

Near the bottom of the page of their latest products. I am sure they would advise of availability/local stockist.

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Hope this helps,

Tony.

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Humbrol precision poly cement does most of the jobs on a plastic kit. It (like all other plastic cements) works by dissolving the plastic so that when the two parts are mated, as the solvent evaporates, they become welded. This has the advantage that the join has the same level of flexibility as its surroundings, rather than "plastic, join to something, something, join to plastic". You can use the pure solvent in a bottle and a brush, but this needs a bit of experience.

Epoxy like Araldite is fine as long as appropriate surface preparation has happened. It does nothing to the plastic apart from grab at surface irregularities, same with the wood, so abraded surfaces are good. It isn't strongly exothermic, either, so no risk of melting the hull.

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Thanks chaps,

ive only built Airfix plastic kits in the past, nothing on this scale, my other boats are of wooden construction , your help is greatly appreciated . I didnt realise there were so many glues available |

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