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Questions about gluing photo-etched and resin parts?!?

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    November 2005
Questions about gluing photo-etched and resin parts?!?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:00 PM
I have recently bought a resin cockpit set for my F-15E and have never used resin and photo-etched parts before. What types of glues are best to use for these partsQuestion [?]
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    August 2004
  • From: Kennesaw, GA
Posted by jdavidb on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:10 PM
Super glue in liquid form. Gel super glue would work, but gel can result in more lumps & bumps to have to clean up. I'd rather use paint such as gloss clear acrylic or enamel. Paint would dry slower, but that's a good thing when you've gotta move those tiny, thin parts into the perfect spot.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:10 PM
Will regular modeling glue such as testors work?
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  • From: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted by mm23t on Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:16 PM
Chad, Testors in the black bottle will work just fine on the resin parts. On the pe parts, you need to use super glue. You should also wash the resin parts in liquid dishwasher soap. On the pe, I wipe it down in Isopropyl Alcohol.

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  • From: Kennesaw, GA
Posted by jdavidb on Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:45 PM
Oh yeah I didn't mention I was only talking about photoetch when I said use liquid super glue or paint as the adhesive. I didn't mean to paint resin parts together
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  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:20 PM
I usually use super glue for both resin and photo etch. But if I need some time to make adjustments, a good 5 minute epoxy works great.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:26 PM
Thanks everybody for your help. I am going to get busy on this project tonight!!!Big Smile [:D]
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  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:35 PM
Zap-A-Gap for super glue. It's formulted for us. Works for either medium. Invest in a bottle of Zip-Kicker as well, super glue accelerator.
For big objects, use two part epoxy, available at the local hardware store in the adhessive aisle.
Clear paint will work as mentioned for the most delicate PE.

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