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Glue for white castings

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Glue for white castings
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:01 AM

Need to know the best glue for white metal castings like Ozark?

Toad

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Posted by cabbage on Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:48 AM
A standard two part epoxy. Since it is not a structural piece then you can use the fast cure variety (5 minutes). Most of the stuff I use it for is structural work -hence I use the two hour variety.

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Posted by altterrain on Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:29 AM

I usually use CA (cyanoacrylate, super glue).

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Posted by ttrigg on Friday, April 25, 2008 12:10 AM
I 2 CA!  At last years BTS in Ontario, I took their class on kit building, and they gave use the CA to use on their castings, and elmers TB2 to use for the wood.  A quick wash with white vinager cleans the residue before gluing.

Tom Trigg

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