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Choice of glue?
Hi All. My latest adventure, is old hat to most, but that the way it is.I have bought a Ratio Kit. P Way wagons, No 575, and it is the recommended adhesive that I'm unsure of, "Gloy". I looked it up, and my spell checker kept going for "Glory", stupid spell checker.
My most recent attempt was using liquid weld:???: but I don't want to go for that? when it isn't the makers choice. please advise. Kevin
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I built this Slaters kit using Testors liquid and gel glue:
I googled "Gloy glue" and got a glue stick used to stick paper together. I use Pritt glue sticks for my card kits.
Why don't you make a start and take pics as you go? You can get guidance from the peanut gallery.
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Humbrol also sell it as Precision Poly Cement.
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much obliged Kevin
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You can clear the tube by removing it from the bottle and holding it over a lighted cigarette lighter.
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But I will look out for Humrol Precision Cement. hope to post results , all the best Kevin
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After my attempt to follow the Peco advice on Gloy and getting so much good advice on the forum (perhaps it is best to forget Gloy)
The leaflet may have been printed when Gloy was a."tour de force" and has now had its day. all the best. Kevin
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That instruction sheet needs updating.
Any model adhesive meant for plastic kits will work. I use Testors Liquid Cement, very fluid and can be pained on, for most work. Still contains MEK, which is rapidly being phased out. It's a personal thing, try a few and see what works best for you. The thicker ones such as the yellow Humbrol contain more styrene monomer and function as cements rather than adhesives.
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I have cut off enough parts for one wagon. In lieu of an easy to open plastic box ( where all the contents shoot everywhere upon opening the box) I am using plastic mail bags and tipping out very carefully, famous last words, onto a tray. all the best. Kevin
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Another brand of the same product is Vollmer S 30
You can clear the tube by removing it from the bottle and holding it over a lighted cigarette lighter.
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…and if it all goes wrong you can have cardboard jam butties for tea :shock:For anything plastic I use Plastic Weld and about anything that's sticky for cardboard and, as a kid, even jam !
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all th best. Kevin
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all the best. Kevin
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