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02-21-2009, 06:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gresham
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|  Best glue for styrene?
ok what is the best glue that is strong enough to hold a body together made from styrene? that you all have used? I am building a body of my dads 1:1 offroad vehicle
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02-22-2009, 06:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aurora
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I use Tenax 7R. Its a liquid and can by applied using an old model paintbrush, suringe, and most well stocked hobby shops carry it. They also have other tools for applying it. Its around 5 bucks a bottle.
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02-22-2009, 06:31 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I tried 3 hobby shops and a couple craft stores around here to find the Tenax...with no luck. I ended up using Zap-A-Gap CA+, and it seems to be very stout. The better choice would be the Tenax since it chemically "melts" and welds the joints...but the Zap-A-Gap works pretty well.
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02-22-2009, 07:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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the best stuff I've ever found while building model railroad stuff was MEK. I would buy a small container of it from Home Depot, then transfer a very small amount into a small glass container, then use a small drill bit to dip into the MEK and let it wick into the seam being bonded. It will absolutely fuse the 2 pieces together.
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02-22-2009, 07:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle
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Testers in the orange tube. If its the same formula as I remember it makes a stronger bond then the styrene strength is. Melts the two pieces together.
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02-22-2009, 07:31 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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02-22-2009, 07:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Mpls
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Methylene chloride Is great also and is NOT FLAMABLE. Mek is..mek also has a more potent smell... If you cant find it a hardwarestore you could find it at local chem distibuter.. We use m/c for our acrylic /styrene/abs fabwork at work.
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02-22-2009, 10:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gresham
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ok thanks guys I will look for some of those this week so I can start glueing my body together
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02-22-2009, 11:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: east bay
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i use Weld-On 4 which is for acrylic, lexan and styrene and i get it from TapPlastics.com
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