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Elmer's Ultimate Glue

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 4, 2005 2:54 PM
I have used The ULTIMATE glue (in best announcer voice I can do) I haven't yet used it on my layout...Main problem with using it on a layout is it expands. No matter how little you use there will be sone kind of expansion. Though it is great for glueing things together where there is a gap between the two parts.
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Posted by rrinker on Friday, February 4, 2005 2:51 PM
Yellow glue for foam to benchwork. I use some clear drying latex adhesive caulk, I think it says "Polyseamseal" or something, got it at Home Depot, for the roadbed to foam and track to roadbed. One tube goes a LONG way, you only need a THIN bead, spread out with a putty knife. Tack enough to even hold curves in place while drying, although I usually stick a few push pins in just in case. When it's clear, you know it's dry - takes about an hour to turn completely clear in my basement (it's a bit cool down there right now, 54-56 degrees). And I've had to peel up some, and I was able to peel up botht he track and roadbed without wrecking the foam board benchwork - the foam roadbed would not be reusable, but the track was undamaged as well. One peel up was because I goofed and forgot to put insulated joiners in between a pair of turnouts, the other was because of a change in plans where I completely removed a turnout and replaced it with a section of flex.

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Posted by northern_blues on Friday, February 4, 2005 12:39 PM
Randy, you're using yellow carpenter's glue? track to foam and foam to benchwork?

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Posted by rrinker on Friday, February 4, 2005 12:35 PM
Looks like it is the same thing as Gorilla Glue. Not sure on foam safe, but it does require the mating surfaces to be dampened first, just like Gorilla Glue.

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Elmer's Ultimate Glue
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 4, 2005 9:14 AM
I was in Home Depot last night and happened to see Elmer's Ultimate Glue on the shelves.

I was wondering if anyone has used this product and if it is a foam friendly adhesive or not.

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