Hi please needs an advise, what kind of glue must to use in clear plastic airframe? I am building the ZM Ho-229 V3 in 1/32 scale. And I wish too to polish the frame to see the internal parts more clear. Thanks.
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Al
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Advice in ZM Ho-229 V3

Rotebaron

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Posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 09:38 AM UTC

Jessie_C


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Posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 - 09:58 AM UTC
Give Gator Glue a try. It dries clear and it's nice and strong.
The disadvantage is that you will have seams unless you very carefully wick in liquid glue and then polish the seam off. You might want to paint just the edges where the parts meet to hide the seams.
The disadvantage is that you will have seams unless you very carefully wick in liquid glue and then polish the seam off. You might want to paint just the edges where the parts meet to hide the seams.

Rotebaron

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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 11:02 AM UTC
Thanks Jessie, I saw some reviews about this glue. do you know if the Gator glue is similar to white school glue? Thanks

Jessie_C


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Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 05:07 PM UTC
It's similar, but very much thicker. There's also a thin version which is thinner than your typical white glue.

Rotebaron

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Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 10:38 AM UTC
Thanks very much!!!

Rotebaron

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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 11:24 AM UTC
Well looks like Tenax and CyA are not a good choice, I going to looking for the glue of post advice


Joel_W


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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 06:56 PM UTC
Alfredo,
I've been using Tamiya Extra Thin glue to attach my canopies. Capillary action draws the glue around the canopy, so you only need to touch a few spots per side. I've never had any fogging on the inside of the canopy in all the years I've used Extra Thin.
I've also used Tacky Glue by Aleene's, which is a white type of glue, similar to Gator Glue.
Joel
I've been using Tamiya Extra Thin glue to attach my canopies. Capillary action draws the glue around the canopy, so you only need to touch a few spots per side. I've never had any fogging on the inside of the canopy in all the years I've used Extra Thin.
I've also used Tacky Glue by Aleene's, which is a white type of glue, similar to Gator Glue.
Joel

Jessie_C


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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 10:20 PM UTC
You may be able to salvage that by flooding in Future/Kleer to knock down the fogging. Fogging can be prevented by applying the Kleer to the inside of the parts before gluing, and making sure that there's a good breeze to blow the cyano fumes away.
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