Tenax 7R vs Ambroid Pro Weld.....Also Tamiya Super Thin?

I have used all 3 & prefer Tenax-7R with Ambroid Pro-Weld a close second.  The Tamiya extra thin is OK, but takes a lot more care in application than the the other 2.  I don't use the Touch & Clog, err Flow applicator so can't comment on that.

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

I have used all 3 & prefer Tenax-7R with Ambroid Pro-Weld a close second.  The Tamiya extra thin is OK, but takes a lot more care in application than the the other 2.  I don't use the Touch & Clog, err Flow applicator so can't comment on that. Regards,  Rick

Thanks Rick, yes the Touch-N-Flow does seem to clog a lot.

What do you use? A brush?  

I just smear it on with my finger... No wait, that's how I butter my toast .

Yep, I use a cheap #0 brush for most applications.  Does wear brushes out pretty fast.

Regards,  Rick

Rick,

Doesn't Tenax evaporate before you even get the brush to the model?  

Never had that problem Mike, it doesn't evaporate that quickly.

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

I just smear it on with my finger... No wait, that's how I butter my toast . Yep, I use a cheap #0 brush for most applications.  Does wear brushes out pretty fast. Regards,  Rick

on both! 

rjkplasticmod wrote:

I have used all 3 & prefer Tenax-7R with Ambroid Pro-Weld a close second.  The Tamiya extra thin is OK, but takes a lot more care in application than the the other 2.  I don't use the Touch & Clog, err Flow applicator so can't comment on that. Regards,  Rick

I'm right with Rick here, I use those small applicators or a brush with the Tenax.

Steve

hkshooter wrote:

I use Tenax and Tamiya xthin. I like the Tamiya really well as it gives more working time than the Tenax. Tenax accidents can make much more work than one may like also. If you dribble some on a smooth surface it will instantly marr the surface and heaven forbid one try to wipe it off. It works to fast and all you do is smear the surface. Let it dry and then sand or fill and sand the surface. I only use Tenax on rare occasions when it really fits the bill well.

Actually, the reason I don't like Tamiya Xtra thin is because of the longer setting time.  I prefer the fast action of Tenax & Ambroid, but to each his own.  As far as accident  clean up, I suspect it would be equally hard with all three, but I wouldn't know cause I never have accidents .

Regards,  Rick

I find here in Texas (dont know if that has anything to do with it)Tenax does evaporat's faster than Tamiya. So when putting a fuse together I go with Tamiya. Other than that I use both.

Thad

I have found that Pro-Weld and Tenax to be so close in the way they work, I would get either one at the time I needed it.

Now I go to the local Plastics supply shop (use your yellow pages - you'll find one) and get a 'can' of methyl chloride. It works just as good as Tenax and Pro-weld. A 8oz can costs $5 and fills three pro-weld bottles no problem. It does evaporate just as quick as Tenax, so it is best to put it into bottles that have air tight tops.

 Well KINGTHAD, I don't know what Texas has to do with it either, but there is a TEXAN in TENAX, LOL....

  Camo

Put me down as another Tenax Texan. Love it.

Steve 

SteveM wrote:

Put me down as another Tenax Texan. Love it. Steve

Austin eh? My friend Tami lives in Taylor which is not far from Austin.

Austin is the home of the best guitarist of all time IMHO.....Stevie Ray Vaughan.  

Steve 

Steve, a fellow Austinite huh? I lived in Cedar Park for many years. I miss it a lot especially this time of year. I hate the cold. Keep Austin Wierd. Have a sandwitch at Katz's and if you see him, say hi to Leslie for me.

                                    Andrew

it's actually turning into Keep Austin Expanded and Expensive. Not the same old small college town anymore. The Yuppies won.

Steve

I'm too old and my hand, eyes and a stroke which took my right hand away have forced me to come up with differing techniques. I use Tenax and Testors plastic cement, I have not tried Ambroid.

The Testors is forgiving and has a longer dry time, it doesn't hurt the plastic when you make a mistake. Tenax has a short dry time a does hurt the plastic.

I have not tried methal chloride but to save money I will.

Dan

dante wrote:

I have not tried methal chloride but to save money I will.

Methyl Chloride is the base to Tenax and Ambroin's Pro Weld. They just add some things to slow of hasten the effects of the solvent. If you smell them (and I don't recomend that!) they are almost exactly the same.

DrewH wrote:

dante wrote: I have not tried methal chloride but to save money I will. Methyl Chloride is the base to Tenax and Ambroin's Pro Weld. They just add some things to slow of hasten the effects of the solvent. If you smell them (and I don't recomend that!) they are almost exactly the same.

"I smoke two joints in time of peace and two in time of war, I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more."

Sorry, had a reggae moment there.

MikeV wrote:

DrewH wrote:  dante wrote: I have not tried methal chloride but to save money I will. Methyl Chloride is the base to Tenax and Ambroin's Pro Weld. They just add some things to slow of hasten the effects of the solvent. If you smell them (and I don't recomend that!) they are almost exactly the same. "I smoke two joints in time of peace and two in time of war, I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more." Sorry, had a reggae moment there.

Must be the glue huh Mike

namrednef wrote:

But why is everybody out of these products? Where can I buy some?

I have heard that also. I don't have any idea why though.

Look in your local Yellow pages under plastics suppliers. Call them up and they should have Methyl Chloride. It's used for bondong acryilic sheets - same as Ambroid's pro-weld. THere is another name for it too, but it's evading me at this point.

It does eveaporate the same as Tenax and Pro-Weld, rather quick. I have old glue bottles I pour the liquid into to keep it sealed in. One small can - 8oz - is only $7-8. Far cheaper than a 2oz bottle of proweld that normally goes for $5.

My vote is for Tenax 7R.  Never used anything else except testor's liquid glue.

Roy

 Well, my Christmas has been most happy!.....and most busy! The GF has been in town since Friday and the closest I've come to modeling or model prep, is to peer in here at odd times.

 Tonight, I was looking around at local suppliers based on things I learned at this thread. This is a local plastics company in Bridgeport, CT....a pint is $9.50.....quart is 13.29.

 For anyone having trouble locating Ambroid or Tenax....this is IPS Weld On 3...as mentioned here in an earlier post. 

 http://www.modernplastics.com/ips-weldon-acrylic-cement-p-1195.html

 Merry Christmas!

 Nam