alternative to glue?

Includes workshop practice, painting and weathering, model photography etc.
andrewnummelin
Posts: 374
Joined: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:43 am

alternative to glue?

Postby andrewnummelin » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:02 pm

My wife spotted this and wondered if I would be interested.
https://gemmojo.com/products/wow-instant-fix?variant=26479143169

Has anyone experience with this product?
Regards,

Andrew Nummelin
Top
User avatar
Noel
Posts: 1981
Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:04 pm

Re: alternative to glue?

Postby Noel » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:23 pm

No experience [except at the dentist...], but apparently the wavelength of the uv light is fairly critical, and uv permeability (or not) of the materials can be an issue:

http://www.adhesiveandglue.com/uv-curing-adhesive.html

The material in the link you posted appears to come with its own uv light. Other makes are available, including through Ebay and Amazon...
Regards
Noel
Top
User avatar
Guy Rixon
Posts: 910
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:40 pm

Re: alternative to glue?

Postby Guy Rixon » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:32 pm

Sounds like it might be good for fixing flush glazing.
Top
User avatar
Tim V
Posts: 2870
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:40 pm

Re: alternative to glue?

Postby Tim V » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:30 pm

Solder, screw, but never ever glue.
Tim V
(Not all railways in Somerset went to Dorset)
Top
dal-t
Posts: 654
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:06 pm

Re: alternative to glue?

Postby dal-t » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:37 pm

Don't build many plastic kits then, Tim?
David L-T
Top
martin goodall
Posts: 1425
Joined: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:20 pm

Re: alternative to glue?

Postby martin goodall » Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:18 pm

Tim V wrote:Solder, screw, but never ever glue.



Why not, Tim? It may be a better bet in some situations.

Adhesives are increasingly used in industry nowadays in applications where other fixing methods might have been used in the past.
Top

Return to “Tools and Techniques”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ClaudeBot and 0 guests