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gluing wood to plastic

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Posted by brianel027 on Friday, September 8, 2006 9:10 AM
The one thing I have found to be important, regardless of glue type, is to roughen up the plastic suface which the wood is to be glued to. This can be done with rough sandpaper, or using a hobby knife or razor to create some surface scratches. Then immediately after gluing, to use some kind of clamps to hold everything in securely in place.

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Posted by Dr. John on Friday, September 8, 2006 8:35 AM
Gap-filling ACC works too.
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Posted by Joe Hohmann on Friday, September 8, 2006 7:10 AM
5-minute Epoxy, or "Goo", are the 2 I usually use. Testers should work well also. Joe
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Posted by Roger Bielen on Friday, September 8, 2006 6:38 AM
I've had good luck with "GOOP" for gluing dissimilar materials.
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Posted by jefelectric on Thursday, September 7, 2006 7:57 PM
I have had good success bonding wood to plastic using regular Ambroid or Testors plastic cement.  The kind in a tube, not the liquid plastic cement.  Been using it for years to fasten plastic wall panels and floors to wood bracing and reinforcement.
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Posted by More to restore on Thursday, September 7, 2006 4:13 PM
Well, that dependshow strong the bond should be.
For simple applications normal hobby glue (usually dissolved celluloseacetate in acetone) will do.
If there will be stress on the bond, you could try acrylonitrile based glue (1 second glue and similar tradenames).
Actually wood and plastic are both relatively easy to bond to, as compared to earthware, metals, glass, etc.
Good luck
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gluing wood to plastic
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 7, 2006 12:50 PM

What kind of adhesive is best to use to bond wood to plastic?

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