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Tamiya and Other Liquid Glues

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  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Tamiya and Other Liquid Glues
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Sunday, October 4, 2020 8:38 AM

Yes; 

     This is about the Sticky Liquid ! I have used many brands over the years that come with the brush included inside. My biggest gripe? Testors liquid Model Cement worked well. If you used a brush OTHER than the one in the bottle!( This was Before Glue tools of any kind)

     The one in the bottle was always fixed in a curve from making strong contact with the bottom of the bottle. Sometimes I could get it to straighten by Cutting off some of the little handle that held it to the top. Most times NOT !

     Now, Tamiya, on the other hand seems to be a milder glue with a different problem. The brush doesn't seem to extend into the bottle enough! It would be nice if they would all get it right. The brush is in the center. The inside of the bottle is slightly raised in the center. Let the brush come veery close to the glass without touching. It seems that would work.

     You can pull the brush stem out to get there. Just don't pull it to far! I prefer to use a brush I bought for this years ago when I was gluing more Lexan and Polycarbonate sheet parts. It has a half inch long set of bristles and comes to an extreme point!

      Late Tip. Does your glue show signs of contamination? If so do this. Take a piece of LINEN or old sheet material. Take a Clean Empty Glass container and pour the glue in there.. Clean and dry the Glue bottle and Brush( If it has one) Okay, take the linen and make a Cloth Cone in the glue bottle. This fabric will catch the contaminants and render your glue clean.

      This is also a sign.Your glue may seem to NOT be sticking as well. It's time to Freshen it. Buy another bottle and use it as a re-fill bottle. Do not let any of the old glue transfer back to the new bottle. Top it off to the bottom edge of the rounded threaded part of the bottle. Proceed with your project.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, October 4, 2020 8:43 AM

On Tamiya Extra thin,I usually have a second bottle on hand that I use to refill the 1st bottle when it gets low.So the short brush never comes into play.I almost always have an extra bottle for when you knock the other one over.

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    January 2020
Posted by Space Ranger on Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:58 AM

I use an inexpensive 00 paint brush I bought for exclusive use with liquid plastic cements.

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Sunday, October 4, 2020 12:41 PM

Yeah, that short stick in the bottle brush honks me off.  Is this supposed to be a trick to get us to buy another bottle and waste the rest?  I do the same as you, refill from a new bottle and filter the old bottle.  I find a drip coffee filter works fine.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

  • Member since
    November 2018
Posted by oldermodelguy on Sunday, October 4, 2020 1:03 PM

Space Ranger

I use an inexpensive 00 paint brush I bought for exclusive use with liquid plastic cements.

 

What do you clean it with, or did you cut it to fit in place of the original ? Etc.

I just bought some Model Master liquid cement, had good luck with that years ago but no brush. It has a drip tube.

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    January 2020
Posted by Space Ranger on Sunday, October 4, 2020 5:53 PM

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    January 2020
Posted by Space Ranger on Sunday, October 4, 2020 6:47 PM

Cleaning it is not really necessary; the next time you use it it will clean itself. But if you want to you can just clean it with the same glue you dip it in or use MEK.

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    November 2018
Posted by oldermodelguy on Monday, October 5, 2020 7:39 AM

Space Ranger

Cleaning it is not really necessary; the next time you use it it will clean itself. But if you want to you can just clean it with the same glue you dip it in or use MEK.

 

I see, makes sense, thanks.

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