Model Railroading > Glue Help Needed.

I have a gluing problem to solve and I would like TOs suggestion. The surface is a lightly textured acrylic paint and I need to affix to it several, tiny, and unpainted plastic detail parts. The bond must be as rigid as possible due to much moving about for shows. Any preferences? Thanks beforehand!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/20 15:29 by RRBaron.

Id use silicone

two-part epoxy

Superglue/cyanoacrylate.

If the parts are tiny, I'd be using superglue.

-John

Tom - use Canopy cement ! RC-56 , made by Pacer

RRBaron Wrote:
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> The bond
> must be as rigid as possible due to much moving
> about for shows. Any preferences? Thanks
> beforehand!
I concur with Original, Canopy glue is good with the vibration and movement. Use it on passenger car diaphragms too
 

Check out the website thistothat.com for suggestions on glueing anything to anything.

> must be as rigid as possible due to much moving
> about for shows.

"Rigid" is a bad choice for something that is getting moved often and might be exposed to temperature variations and/or shock. Your acrylic paint base is flexible and anything rigid will pop off in short order. A mechanical attachment is best but it doesn't seem like that is what you have.

1. Canopy glue from the hobby shop.
2. Weldbond from the hardware.
3. Loctite GO2 Gel from the hardware.
4. Martha Steward (yes!) gel adhesive from the craft store scrapbooking section.

In any case, carry glue with you and be prepared to repair the display.