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Glue that work's, Realy
Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:38 AM

I have been serching for years to some type of glue that I can use and tolerate the smell. RTV,silacone sealer's did not do the job nor did crazy glue. So this is what I found at my local Ace Hardware. It's called E6000.

This is what you can do with it

17 min's later

 

completed in 30 min's

I've used this stuff on my Baggage Car, Station, Bridge and 3 buildings and still have some left in the first tube.

Dave

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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:30 PM

 You might want to try the UV resistant version for outdoors: the UV-6800

 http://www.eclecticproducts.com/e6000_ind.htm

 Might be better if the sun can "see" your bonds.

Regards, Greg

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Posted by dwbeckett on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:17 AM

Greg, I paint over most of the critical joints.that are exposed., my ace doesn't carry the large tube's or the UV6800.  

Dave

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 9:36 AM
Dave, this stuff is great! You might find it humorous that the E6000 is popular in the crafting world too. In fact, when I recently went to Wallyworld to buy a tube, I looked in the hardware dept. but finally found it in the crafting section!

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Posted by ttrigg on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 7:10 PM

Rene: It can also be found in the shoe care end cap (shoe polish) at Wallworld. Seems as though you can glue your tennies back together.

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Posted by dwbeckett on Thursday, July 8, 2010 9:01 AM

I paid $6.95 at ACE how much was it at wallyworld?

We took this picture 10 hour's after the building was completed.

As you car see I trust this stuff..........

Dave

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Monday, July 12, 2010 2:47 PM
Dave, I think I paid around $4.00 at Wallyworld. I was expecting to pay more.

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Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:31 AM

Thank's I found it at a craft store yesturday for the same price but it was a smaller tube then I have.

Dave

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Posted by Toy Maker on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:07 AM

Based on your 1st post, the smell is a major concern... But I have to sware by Weld On plastics glues...
I did however try the E6000 to repair a 12" subwoofer once. I called JL Audio, and asked the tech what I should use to re-glue the dust cover back onto the driver, he said to use E6000... Worked like a charm.

 

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Posted by ttrigg on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:50 PM

Rene S
Dave, I think I paid around $4.00 at Wallyworld. I was expecting to pay more.

2 ounce tube; $2.65 in crafts dept. 2&1/2 ounce; $2.95 hardware, 1&7/8 ounce $2.49 in shoe dept.

Tom Trigg

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