I need to glue a lot of styrene lipstick to styrene. The setting time for plastic cement is too short. I need time to position long lengths of the old type Atlas track to styrene girders. I need time for alignment. My sections are for a three track set up and all the tracks and ties have been glued together on a long piece of glass using plastic cement. I must glue the entire section of track to the girders at one time. Any suggestions on the type of glue to use for slow setting?
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Hi Nate,
There are a few Super Glue Suppliers that you can use.. I would purchase one of those slow set think glues that takes about ten minutes to set.. Gorilla Glue makes a slow set Super Glue.. Also, I would wipe the glass with alcohol and let dry.. glass is porous (viscus as glad never is really set) but the super glue will attack those porous holes in the glass. You might want to lightly sand the bottom of the ties to help create a surface like glass.. you can even sand the glass. you may not see it get 'scratched'. but it does. Anyhow, Super Glue works best with lack of air.. so the most flattest surfaces you can glue to, the better..
good luck.. Dan
Any suggestions on the type of glue to use for slow setting?
30 min epoxy.
Styrene glues best with products which melt the two parts together.
You have time to move them, but it needs 24 hours to set hard.
For example . . .
Revell Contacta Professional
Humbrol Precision
Vollmer Superzement S 30
I understand that these all have some MEK in them. Use in a well ventilated area.
Cheers
Had a thought but have yet to try this. What about using a few drops of an elastic cement like rubber cement to hold the pieces temporally until you are ready for permanent glue, then use Plastruct Bondene to finish up. Bondene can be applied to the edges and capillary action will suck it into the joint.
Joe
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