Would like a quick-setting caulk/glue

[Otis]

[Granted, this is a small concern in the whole realm of things]

Just sitting waiting for the latex caulk holding a decoder upside down in space in a loco frame to dry.  Waiting for an hour or two for this stuff to dry is a nuisance when I want to get on with the task.

I like the caulk because it stays flexible and I can always wiggle the decoder off later if I need to.  I also use double sided carpet tape (too weak a bond sometimes) and an industrial double-sided tape (impossible to remove the decoder afterwards without breaking it in half).

Anybody have a suggestion for a type of flexible goop to hold on a decoder and that sets up in a minute or two?

[Semper Vaporo]

You might try a foam double sided tape.  If you want to remove the stuck-on item, instead of prying it off, you use dental floss to "saw" through the foam.  You can then scrape or rub the remains of the foam from the item and where it as mounted.

[Otis]

That sounds clever....I'll get some. Thanks.

[tstage]

I use kapton tape.  Basically, it's a very thin, clear, yellowish tape (maybe 0.003") that holds very well, as well as insulates.  I use it for all my decoder installations.  You can get it from Litchfield Station.

Tom

[loathar]

You might try a foam double sided tape.  If you want to remove the stuck-on item, instead of prying it off, you use dental floss to "saw" through the foam.  You can then scrape or rub the remains of the foam from the item and where it as mounted.

That's what I was gonna recommend. They make a permanent and a temporary version.

[hewitt]

from another forum [zealot]

a modeller with a lot of experience installing decoders uses hot glue without any problems

 could be worth a try.

I haven`t had much success with double sided tape

 

trevor

[bogp40]

from another forum [zealot]

a modeller with a lot of experience installing decoders uses hot glue without any problems

 could be worth a try.

I haven`t had much success with double sided tape

 

trevor

Carpet tape is the weakest bond, next would be 3M mirror pads, then 3M regular. For the strongest bond the 3M automotive body molding and panel tape.

If you still want a quick skinning caulk, try Phenoseal or DAP Kwikseal (red tube adhesive bath)

They still will require a few hours to set though.