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Gluing styrene to wood

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 24, 2003 12:10 AM
Walthers Goo or Goodyear's Pliobond are good; water-based contact cement is better.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 23, 2003 6:48 PM
I agree with Mike on this. I can also add that Liquid Nails is now also available in small tubes packaged in blister packs. Much more convenient than working from a caulking gun cartridge. I found it sold this way at the local Ace Hardware store.
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Posted by dknelson on Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:58 AM
In my experience this mix of materials needs something like Walther's Goo or Epoxy. Some of these spray adhesives might work too
Obviously no solvent glue will work on wood very well, if at all.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:57 AM
Plastic to Wood : I've had very good success with construction adhesives, like "Liquid Nails for Projects"...it comes in a caulk-style tube, so I squeeze some into a sealable jar. It can be thinned with water a little. It sets up fairly fast, but not too fast to prevent positioning & adjusting.
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Gluing styrene to wood
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:30 PM
i'm going to glue styrene to basswood and i'm wondering what type of glue would be best. or i guess more in general, what would work best for gluing plastic and wood together? after a while of trying different glues, i just used elmer's white. is there anything better?

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