12-26-2011, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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| I love shoe goo...
...Its great for fixing bodies and attaching things, locking diffs and a gazillion other uses. What I want to know specifically is there a way to thin the stuff out so i can kind use it like a resin with fiberglass cloth? I generally smear big blobs of it on and into cracks in my bodies then cut a piece of fiberglass cloth to press into it to reinforce the repair. Is it possible to thin it out so it penetrates into the 'glass easier and still cures and remain flexible? I see some other potential uses for this if it can be done.
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12-26-2011, 01:46 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Frederick
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| Re: I love shoe goo...
Not that I've ever heard. I use SG and dry wall fab tape on my Lexan bodies.
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12-26-2011, 03:24 PM | #3 |
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Have you tried thinning it with anything like alcohol or acetone? I have no idea of whether or not it would work, but should be easy enough to test...I'd think in doing so, it might be prudent to be in a well-ventilated area, just in case it generates some obnoxious ( or just plain noxious) odors
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12-26-2011, 06:56 PM | #4 |
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| Re: I love shoe goo...
Found some rc threads on google that use toulene or xylene to thin it
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12-26-2011, 08:42 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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12-26-2011, 08:57 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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"sg"= super glue or shoe -goo....pick one The stuff (shoe-goo)is amazing...but sure can be noxious all by itself. Thinning it with another noxious substance just might create a respiratory ailment...or heaven forbid, some sort of out of mind experience.... Ventilate well |
12-26-2011, 09:11 PM | #7 |
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| Re: I love shoe goo...
Haha.. Why do I have a feeling that there will soon be a thread named "What NOT to mix with Shoe-Goo"?
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12-26-2011, 09:34 PM | #8 | |
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12-26-2011, 09:36 PM | #9 | |
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12-26-2011, 09:42 PM | #10 |
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12-26-2011, 09:48 PM | #11 |
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I've thinned it with Lacquer thinner with great success but only with certain brands. But one thing i noticed even with the right brand, is you need patience when mixing. When I do it it rolls around like a blob in the solution for at least 2 minutes then it will almost all at once, blend smoothly. One nice side effect of this thinning is that it slows the drying time. for those of you that have used Shoo Goo, Goop or any of it's relatives, will be familiar with how difficult it can be to work with. |
12-26-2011, 09:57 PM | #12 |
www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville
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Parma-pse makes a kit for lexan to fix cracks if that's what your looking for. I will see if I can find it and post it up. But on some bodies that I have narrowed. This works great if you meet the two pieces and glue a sheet of lexan behind it. Only problem is that it leaves bubbles between the pieces and so if you paint from the outside. No problems. Weld-On #16 Plexiglas Acrylic Solvent Adhesive Glue in 5oz Tubes, Pts, Qts, Gallon |
12-26-2011, 09:57 PM | #13 |
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12-27-2011, 01:46 PM | #14 |
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Thanks all for the thoughts and responses. As for toluene and xylene, have heard of both chemicals not sure where to get that, but google can fix that little issue. As for the prma repair kit, is this the material that cures in UV (sunlight) light? I vaguely remeber hearing about that sort of product a few yrs ago to reinforcing sections of my dirt car wedge bodies... The one that is interesting me the most and may be much easier to come by is the laquer thinner. Was there any particular brand that you can name that seemed to work better than another someone may some experience with? Thanks agai for the suggestions I guess Ill bust ut some denatured alkie and a few other chemicals I got lying around and give them a try when I can. Hope this doesnt turn into a md experiment that goes horribly horribly wrong, but then again if the hallucinations are good it may just be worth it LOL
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12-27-2011, 02:02 PM | #15 |
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Hey 3 six.... That plastiweld stuff you put the link up for, brutally awesome stuff... Used it to seal an acrylic enclosure with 3 JL W-6 subs... The stuff takes a beating and then some. Never once did I think about using it in the rc world. Never realized the bubble issue cause all the edges were bead blasted to make them opaque. Makes me wonder if theres a similar product without the bubble issue of if you work with this the right way you can eliminate the bubbles. Thanks for the link was looking for a place to get plastics anyway, saved me some searching
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