glue?

[Pipeline]

Howdy

im looking for a glue that will bond like super glue, but not leave the white oxidation on my figs.

basically, if i want to paint components individually and then glue them together without any nasty side effects, which is your best recommendation

something easy to work with, ie. not a 2 part epxoy

cheers

pipe

 

[Ritual]

The best thing, of course, is to only use as much glue as you need, so that you don\'t get glue anywhere else but between the two surfaces that are to be glued together.

Sorry I can\'t help you any better than that, but it\'s actually not bad advice. Modellers should learn to be as neat with the glueing as with the painting.

 

[Pipeline]

this is good advice but

you can be as neat as possible and the fact remains that super glue will turn white when it mingles with oxygen

thanks for the reply

 

[generulpoleaxe]

Originally posted by Pipeline
this is good advice but

you can be as neat as possible and the fact remains that super glue will turn white when it mingles with oxygen

thanks for the reply

i haven\'t had the wightening problem with super, i just use it sparingly.
it\'s the excess that causes the problem.

 

[Pipeline]

/me eats words

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Originally posted by generulpoleaxe

Originally posted by Pipeline
this is good advice but

you can be as neat as possible and the fact remains that super glue will turn white when it mingles with oxygen

thanks for the reply

i haven\'t had the wightening problem with super, i just use it sparingly.
it\'s the excess that causes the problem.

 

[Naukhel]

Excess is a problem, but isn\'t it dust and stuff getting into the excess glue that
makes it look white?

I\'ve never noticed whitening in mine when I messed up.

 

[In Chigh P.I.]

Apply just the right amount using the tip of a needle, cuts down spillage & \'frosting\' i find

 

[DarkStar]

You can try two part epoxy glue. I use it all the time. Just gotta be a little more patient when letting it set up. Allergic as all hell to the stuff but it works, no frosting.

 

[dbiggied]

you can be as neat as possible and the fact remains that super glue will turn white when it mingles with oxygen

The frosting is usually due to high humidity levels as the moisture reacts with the curing process...I live in North Carolina where the humidity is usually about 9,000%...So...move to the desert!

 

[airhead]

Originally posted by dbiggied

you can be as neat as possible and the fact remains that super glue will turn white when it mingles with oxygen

The frosting is usually due to high humidity levels as the moisture reacts with the curing process...I live in North Carolina where the humidity is usually about 9,000%...So...move to the desert!

ditto.

Superglue (CA) cures by reacting with moisture (humidity). Blowing on the joint may help it cure faster (as will misting one side with accelerator) but it may also amplify the frosting effect.

1. Don\'t use an accelerator.

2. use just what you need in the joint. Use the thicker stuff and put it on one side of the joint. Then assemble. Hold until cured.

3. Using the method of assembling the parts, then wicking the thin CA into the joint will result in frosting.

4. when possible, assemble prior to priming and painting. Then the frosting is not a problem.

 

[Mourner]

I\'ve had some problems with superglue frosting, the solutions i\'ve found are:

1) use as little as possible, added benefit of faster curing.

2) use the gel variant, a bit harder to dose, but i haven\'t had any frosting whatsoever.

 

[Pipeline]

thanks for the all the replies!