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Gluing styrofoam to glass?

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Gluing styrofoam to glass?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:27 AM
How do you glue styrofoam to glass -- preferably a quick-dry technique?
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Posted by ckfredrickson on Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:39 AM
I would try using cyanoacrylate (super glue) or 5 minute epoxy
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Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:46 PM
Or a hot-melt glue gun. That glue works pretty well on styrofoam but it's pretty thick.
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Posted by dubix88 on Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:36 PM
HEY,
What they said would work great. Id go with the hot melt glue gun, as it dries quicker, but thats just me.

Randy
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 9:37 AM
Thanks guys. Don't have a hot-melt glue gun, though it does sound like a good idea, so I think I'll use the 5 minute epoxy.
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Posted by MikeV on Friday, July 30, 2004 7:25 PM
I was going to recommend polyurethane glue such as Gorilla Glue or Elmer's Pro Bond, but they take longer to set than you want.
The 5-minute epoxy should work fine and if you don't need much strength in the glue joint then the CA that was recommended should work well also.

Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 30, 2004 8:31 PM
Also try scuffing the glass with sandpaper to give the glue more surface area to grab on to.
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Posted by wibhi2 on Saturday, July 31, 2004 12:15 AM
A drop or 2 of acetone would work as well (melts the cup).
Future would also work

I have done both of these before and it's amazing what you can get to stick together.

But in reality: If you have any type of silcone caulk or liquid nails (construction adhesive), either will work and bond instantly.
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