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03-06-2017, 01:49 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Bonding styrene to New Bright body
I'm trying to use some styrene quarter round to make flares for the 1/24 New Bright body I picked up this week. The CA & Superglue I have is doing a pitiful job of bonding them, doing great at making a mess though. Does anyone have any suggestions for what might work? I'm heating the styrene and wrapping it around a prescription bottle which is giving me a "close to good enough" shape but I'm still going to have to glue them a spot at a time and form them as I go so I need something that'll hold strong. I have no idea what type of plastic the body is made out of, its the blue one. |
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03-07-2017, 06:07 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit
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| Re: Bonding styrene to New Bright body
Tenex or Plastruct Plastic Weld or Bondene will melt the 2 plastics together. This is what I prefer to use. It wicks well so it flows under the parts and because its melting the 2 plastics to join them there really is no glue. Could try E6000, but its more like shoe goo than a glue. It is a bit more rubber like than any glue. |
03-07-2017, 07:30 AM | #3 |
Fan of wheelspeed Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southern IN
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| Re: Bonding styrene to New Bright body
X2. High quality CA glue will stick to it for sure. Just scuff the plastic first so it's not a slick surface. The E6000 or ShooGoo will do the trick, but it can't be sanded for bodywork. There's a sticky posted at the top of this section with all of this info in it.
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03-10-2017, 07:45 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Re: Bonding styrene to New Bright body
For anyone else who may try this the Plastruct Plastic Weld works. I had to try a few times but it seems to be holding. I had to scratch up the body with an Exacto knife pretty deeply and hold the pieces together tightly for several minutes after applying the Plastistruct. I put a bit of CA over the joints to try and reinforce it a bit. Thanks for the help!! Last edited by Phylodog; 03-10-2017 at 09:24 PM. |
03-14-2017, 09:55 AM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: Bonding styrene to New Bright body
I've found that the key to Pastruct (MEK) type styrene glues is clamping pressure. Don't be afraid to put more glue on the joint, flood the area and then squeeze together with your hands or small clamps. FYI it's not good to get this glue on your skin or breathe the fumes.
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03-14-2017, 01:06 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alberta
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| Re: Bonding styrene to New Bright body
I used straight MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) to bond my RC4WD Blazer cab to the styrene back I made for it. Haven't tried to pull them apart super hard, but it seems like it worked very well. I clamped the hell out of mine and left it overnight.
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03-14-2017, 01:26 PM | #7 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto
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When in doubt, MEK gets whipped out. | |
03-14-2017, 01:57 PM | #8 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA
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