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    November 2005
Super glue and clear parts
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 3:05 AM
I am looking to complete many of the Tamiya clear models, and i am having problems finding a superglue that does not become opaque when set.

Anyone got ant preferences for gluing clear parts together without leaving a glue line of whie/opaque smear??

Many thanks
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:41 AM
First off... Welcome to the fourm.

Use white glue, like Elmer's, all the super glue I have used leaves a foged appearence.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:21 PM
What Anthony said is correct, use white glue. Future will get rid of the opaque areas that are already messed up from the superglue. Give it a try, just brush a little bit on the messed up areas.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 12, 2005 3:53 PM
OK there might be some mis-translation across the Pond here. What is Future, is it some sort of household product?

Can anyone recommend a website to buy the Elmers, as i cannot find it here in the UK stockists.

Thanks
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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:47 PM
Howie - check out this site for info about Future, I know there is a counterpart in the UK by a different name: (it's in the first paragraph) Future is a clear acrylic floor polish by the way...

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

Elmers is white school glue, I am sure you have some there. (not the paste stuff, more like very thick syrup) if not Tamiya, Testors and a few others sell clear parts glue which does the same thing, but economically it is MUCH cheaper to use the school glue.


---edit--- if you coat your clear parts in Future before gluing them (and let them cure 24-48 hrs) any crazing from the super glue fumes will be reduced if not eliminated by the protection of the acrylic overcoat of the Krystal Clear.

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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